{"id":447967,"date":"2017-12-17T19:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/17\/asante-kotoko-hit-four-past-corners-fc-in-first-pre-season-friendly\/"},"modified":"2017-12-17T19:00:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T19:00:27","slug":"asante-kotoko-hit-four-past-corners-fc-in-first-pre-season-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/17\/asante-kotoko-hit-four-past-corners-fc-in-first-pre-season-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante Kotoko hit four past Corners FC in first pre-season friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Sunday, 17 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20189883.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kotoko Corners\" title=\"Kotoko Corners\" width=\"295\" height=\"195\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kotoko made light work of Kumasi-based Corners FC in their first pre-season friendly on Saturday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813921649\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813921649\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513537227_236_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Lasting 60 minutes for each game, Yakubu Mohammed shot the Porcupines up in barely 3 minutes to unsettle Corners FC.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Silla, in the 48th minute of the second half of Game 1, opened up Corners&#8217; defense so badly and slipped a ball through to Emmanuel Gyamfi whose perfect cross, met Sarfo Gyamfi&#8217;s head for a well-worked 2nd goal for Kotoko to end the first game at 2-0 after 60 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko paraded a new set of 11 men to face a moderately changed Corners FC side for the second game of the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen minutes into the game, new boy, Nana Boakye found the net for Kotoko after an earlier shot from Akwasi Nti was poorly saved by Corners goalkeeper. That held Boakye&#8217;s invitation for a tap in to record Kotoko&#8217;s 3rd.<\/p>\n<p>The second half of Game 2, for most part, was  played at a watered down pace as both teams enjoyed a fair share of the ball but it was Mohammed Naeem who&#8217;d have the last say of the game on the 58th minute after he latched on to an inspiring pass from Douglas Owusu Ansah to fire home Kotoko&#8217;s 4th and final goal of the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Draining as the exercise seemed, coach Polack would be pleased by the opportunity to see, especially, a number of new players under observation as he looks to build a formidable side for the new season.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Game 1 Line up (Used Subs) vrs Corners FC<\/p>\n<p>Felix Annan (Danlad Ibrahim)<\/p>\n<p>Augustine Sefa<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Adams<\/p>\n<p>Awal Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Eric Donkor<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Owusu (Najeeb Abas)<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Silla<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Opoku (Seth Opare)<\/p>\n<p>Micheal Yeboah (Emmanuel Gyamfi)<\/p>\n<p>Kwame Boahene (Frank Sarfo Gyamfi)<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu Mohammed (Saddick Adams)<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Game 2 Line up (Used Subs) vrs Corners FC<\/p>\n<p>Ernest Sowah (Frank Boateng)<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Owusu<\/p>\n<p>Awudu Nafiu<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Tuffour Frimpong<\/p>\n<p>Collins Amenyaw (Douglas Ansah)<\/p>\n<p>Akwasi Nti<\/p>\n<p>Baba Mahama<\/p>\n<p>Obed Owusu (Doumbia)<\/p>\n<p>Nana Boakye Agyemang (Mohammed Naeem)<\/p>\n<p>Sogne Yacuoba (Ollenu Ashittey)<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Atta Jnr (Emmanuel Adusei)<\/p>\n<p>Watch full highlights of the game<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBR9tF5qz5U\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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