{"id":395140,"date":"2017-06-10T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/10\/wafa-hold-liberty\/"},"modified":"2017-06-10T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T16:26:25","slug":"wafa-hold-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/10\/wafa-hold-liberty\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFA hold Liberty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Premier League leaders, WAFA, extended their lead after holding Liberty Professionals to a goalless draw at the Carl Reindolf Park at Dansoman in Accra yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Liberty, who needed a win badly to keep their survival hopes alive, dominated the game in both halves and pressed the visitors in the first half for the opener.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Left back, Richard Kissi Boateng, who returned to the side ahead of the second round, was the first to waste a good scoring opportunity in the first half when he shot wide after a WAFA defender\u2019s poor clearance of a cross by Benjamin Eshun in the 25th minute.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Scientific Soccer lads proved wasteful again in the 32nd and 41st minutes when striker Benjamin Eshun and Ernest Papa Arko failed to utilise some clear chances outside the box.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Coach Michael Osei of Liberty Professionals made two substitutions after 50 minutes in a desperate search for the opener, with Bright Andoh and Bernard Arthur replacing Gerald Arkson and Ernest Papa Arko.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>However, WAFA returned from recess much stronger but Richard Danso failed to give his side the lead in the 61st minute when he fluffed a beautiful pass from Majeed Ashimeru.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>In the 63rd minute, referee Isaac Quaye denied WAFA a clear penalty when an advancing Liberty goalie, Eric Andoh, fouled Richard Danso in the box.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Liberty later regained their dominance and pushed for a vital home win but Eshun\u2019s magnificent left-footed shot in the 82nd minute missed the target narrowly.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t              <!-- new position --><br \/>\n          <!-- new position end -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League leaders, WAFA, extended their lead after holding Liberty Professionals to a goalless draw at the Carl Reindolf Park at Dansoman in Accra yesterday. &#13; Liberty, who needed a win badly to keep their survival hopes alive, dominated the game in both halves and pressed the visitors in the first half for the opener. 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