{"id":1066593,"date":"2022-04-25T15:34:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/25\/we-could-have-killed-asante-kotoko-in-the-first-half\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:34:15","slug":"we-could-have-killed-asante-kotoko-in-the-first-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/25\/we-could-have-killed-asante-kotoko-in-the-first-half\/","title":{"rendered":"We could have killed Asante Kotoko in the first half"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CITIES--696x464.png\"   alt=\"Legon Cities celebrate against Asante Kotoko\" title=\"Legon Cities celebrate against Asante Kotoko\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legon Cities celebrate against Asante Kotoko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Legon Cities head coach,\u00a0Maxwell Konadu had praised his players following their convincing win over\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals were hosted at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi in the matchday 26 games.<\/p>\n<p>Cities, however, recorded a 3-1 win against the Premier League leaders at their own turf.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to his team\u2019s victory,\u00a0Konadu\u00a0said his vast knowledge of his former club helped them in winning the game.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth teams did well, with all due respect to my beloved club Kotoko. It\u2019s a team I know too well and from the initial stages we practiced that we have to come and isolate their full-backs,\u201d the former Asante Kotoko gaffer said at the post-match conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He noted that, they could have killed the game in the first half because they had too many scoring opportunities but were only able to score two.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we could have killed the game in the first half but that is football, we go and try to improve on our finishing in our next games because despite winning 3-1 here, it is still the same three points\u201d Maxwell Konadu added.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0victory for the Royals take them to the 8th position on the League table while\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0maintain their lead with eight points advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Legon Cities will host bottom placed Elmina Sharks while Kotoko travel to WAFA in the matchday 27 games this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PLPS7AxwfJI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Ahosepe on Adom TV (22-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PLPS7AxwfJI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legon Cities celebrate against Asante Kotoko Legon Cities head coach,\u00a0Maxwell Konadu had praised his players following their convincing win over\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0on Sunday. The Royals were hosted at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi in the matchday 26 games. Cities, however, recorded a 3-1 win against the Premier League leaders at their own turf. 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