AshantiGold Thrash Arsenal

AshantiGold came up tops in the seven-goal thriller at the Len Clay stadium beating Berekum Arsenals 5-2.

Alex Asamoah capped a good afternoon against his former side, Berekum Arsenals grabbing a brace as AshantiGold thrashed the Gunners at home.

The Miners were the dominant side on the day and scored first through Alfred Arthur from a freekick in the 6th minute.

Four minutes later, Arsenals drew level through Frank Yeboah, who scored from a header.

AshantiGold went ahead again from the boot of Alhaji Sannie.

Then in the 30th minute, Alex Asamoah scored the first of his two goals on the day.

The first half ended as the scoreline stayed at 3-1.

Nine minutes into the second half, Alex Asamoah struck again beating substitute goalkeeper, Thomas Asare in post for Berekum Arsenals.

Cameroonian import, Valentine Atem made it five for AshantiGold in the 91st minute as Francis Aggrey pulled one back for the Gunners on the stroke of full time.

In Tamale, Kumasi Asante Kotoko were denied all three points at the Kaladan Park when Real Tamale United rallied back from a goal down to draw 1-1.

Ivorian striker, Ahmed Toure put Asante Kotoko in the lead when he scored in the second half.

But with time ticking away, Alhassan Weah popped up in Kotoko?s vital area to head in past goalkeeper Isaac Amoako in injury time.

At the Tema Park, a brace by Hamza Abdulai handed Real Sportive a 2-0 win over Gamba All Blacks in their match-day-VII encounter.

Both sides ended the first half drawing goalless.

But eight minutes into the second half, the hero on the day, Hamza Abdulai put Sportive ahead. Then in the 80th minute, Hamza Abdulai struck again to seal victory for Real Sportive.

Sekondi Hasaacas moved to the third position on the standings after proving too strong for Power FC at the Gyandu Park.

Hasaacas who ended the game with ten men beat Power FC 2-0, a scoreline which has sent the Electricity boys to the bottom of the log.

Benjamin Annan and Daniel Acquaye got both goals for Sekondi Hasaacas.

In Swedru, Fetteh Feyenoord and Bofoakwa Tano drew goalless on Sunday.

At the Ho Sports stadium, Accra Great Olympics beat Liberty Professionals 1-0 with Wonder Boys jealously guarding a first minute goal till proceedings ended.

Emmanuel Quartey scored the winner in the first minute after heading the ball over advancing Liberty goalkeeper, Kotei Blankson.

Earlier on Saturday, the local derby at the Tema Park did not come off after Accra Hearts of Oak stayed away from their game against Tema Youth.

Ahead of the game, signals from the camp of Hearts of Oak had indicated that the Phobians were going to stay away from the match-day-VII game because of a purported court injunction on the league restraining the FA from going ahead with the matches.

But the Ghana Football Association however on Friday, issued a statement that it had not received any court injunction on the league and subsequently stated that the seventh week matches should be honoured as such at all the league centres.

A supporter of Accra Hearts of Oak, Emmanuel Otu Quaye is reported to have filed a suit against the Ghana Football Association, seeking an explanation from FA over some provisions in the new draft to register players.

This was after the Phobians attempts at registering Charles Taylor and Ishmael Addo for the league was quashed by FA.

Despite the setback, King Faisal and Heart of Lions shared the spoils, drawing 1-1 in their league fixture at Sunyani Coronation Park.

Lions drew first blood in the 46th minute of the second half through Abraham Annan, who jumps on top the goal charts.

But seven minutes later, the home side cancelled the lead from a spot kick after Sumaila Nyaya was impeded by Lions goalkeeper, Richard Chitu.

Owusu Agyemang scored from the kick to put King Faisal on level pegging with the away side.