Goldfields beat Bofoakwa

Obuasi Goldfields parading a virtually youthful side thrashed visiting Tano Bofoakwa 3-0 in their Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Top Four soccer tournament played at the Len Clay Stadium on Wednesday.

Bofoakwa should, however, blame themselves for playing a robust game in the second half forcing referee Abass K. Gyima of Cape Coast to show Kwasi Owusu and Abeiku Aikins the red card in the 77th and 83rd minutes, respectively.

Goldfields opened the scoring in the second minute when Frank Awuah connected beautifully to Seidu Dauda's pass. Playing with tremendous understanding, the miners increased the scores in the 12th minute when a defence splitting pass from Moses Mensah forced the visitors' Captain Owusu Sarpong to score an own goal.

Sensing danger, Bofoakwa substituted defender Emmanuel Ampiah with Isaac Owusu in the 18th minute but it was Goldfields that kept the heat on the visitors and nearly fetched a goal in the 32nd minute but Nana Bonsu in posts for Bofoakwa saved Dauda's goal-bound shot. In the 41st minute, Nana Bonsu again pulled a brilliant save to deny Moses Mensah from utilising Asare Boateng's well-tailored pass.

Bofoakwa brought on Kofi Asiedu for inside-right Fuseini Bawa on resumption of the second half and resorted to robust play forcing referee Abass to pull his yellow card in the 49th, 56th, 65th and 66th minutes on Kwasi Owusu, Abeiku, Aikins, Owusu Sarpong and Baffour Kusi in that order. In the 85th minute enterprising Dauda scored his second personal goal and the third goal of his side when he lobbed the ball over on-rushing Nana Bonsu.