King Faisal sail through to knockout semi-final

King Faisal kicked Liberty Professionals out of the knockout competition beating them 2-0 in their quarterfinal match played in Kumasi on Wednesday.

King Faisal will therefore meet Obuasi Gold Fields in one of the two semi-final matches. The other match will be between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs.

After wasting the numerous chances they created in the first half during which they did most of the attacking, King Faisal resumed the second half determined to carry the day and shot ahead in the 52nd minute through Kwabena Opoku, who headed in teammate Chipsa Alhassan's cross.

The homesters pulled out Alhassan IIiasu for Moses Boafo in the 60th minute to put more bite into their attack but it was Liberty who came close to equalizing in the 65th minute. King Faisal's goalkeepr Samuel Okyere however did well to deny them the opportunity as he blocked the ball with his body for his defence to clear.

King Faisal increased the tempo of their game and raised the tally to 2-0 in the 70th minute through striker Joe Agyemang.