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After the dust has settled on yet another exciting weekend in matchday 9 of the 2024\/25 Ghana Premier League, 3Sports takes a look back at the standout talking points that have taken centre stage.<\/p>\n
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Home sides struggle<\/strong><\/p>\nMatchday 9 was a mammoth task for home sides across the various venues. No home team was able to pick up maximum points, with the closest home sides came to securing three points being draws.<\/p>\n
14 goals were scored, with home teams attributing for five whereas away teams scored nine. Home teams such as Kotoko and Medeama lost their first home games of the season, with Bibiani Gold Stars dropping two crucial points at home.<\/p>\n
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Hearts of Oak handed keys to TNA<\/strong><\/p>\nMedeama\u2019s Tarkwa TNA Park was without blemish after its inception before the start of the 2024\/25 season. Medeama had played four times at home, winning two and drawing two.<\/p>\n
However, against Hearts of Oak on Friday, the dynamics were altered. A strong second-half showing from the visiting side saw them put two unanswered goals past a hapless Medeama team who endured their first home defeat of the season and a first since the TNA Park was built. Hearts\u2019 two goals also meant, for the first time, Medeama conceded twice in a home game as Hearts had a stroll in the park in Tarkwa.<\/p>\n
The win takes Hearts Of Oak to 12 points, seven behind league leaders Gold Stars and three behind fierce rivals Asante Kotoko.<\/p>\n
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No goal for one-goal Kotoko<\/strong><\/p>\nThe build-up to the weekend was centered around Asante Kotoko\u2019s ineptness in front of goal, despite finding themselves second on the league log behind Bibiani Gold Stars. Once again, Kotoko\u2019s bane this term \u2013 goalscoring \u2013 was again in full swing as they struggled to recover from going a goal down against coach Bashiru Hayford\u2019s Heart of Lions.<\/p>\n
Kotoko had averaged one goal in the previous eight weeks but never looked like scoring in Obuasi after a mix-up and lack of communication between goalkeeper Camara \u2013 deputizing for regular keeper Fredrick Asare \u2013 and Justice Blay gave Heart of Lions an easy goal.<\/p>\n
The latest loss adds up to Kotoko\u2019s defeat to Legon Cities, leaving the Porcupines winless in their last three games; recording a point out of a possible nine. The defeat takes Kotoko to third, four points off the league summit.<\/p>\n
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League leaders GoldStars beneficiaries of slip-ups<\/strong><\/p>\nAfter league leaders GoldStars\u2019 closest competitors in the league thus far -Kotoko and Medeama- all failed to record victories in their respective games, Gold Stars profited the most after the weekend\u2019s run of games.<\/p>\n
Gold Stars had their own struggles against a resolute Dreams FC, who were looking for their first win of the season. Despite Dreams being reduced to 10 men, Gold Stars were unable to find a way past them.<\/p>\n
However, coach Frimpong Maanso and his lads did not leave empty-handed as they managed to pick up a vital point; one which could go a long way at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
Gold Stars have now opened up a three-point lead over second-placed Nations FC, with the club the only unbeaten side after nine rounds.<\/p>\n
Dreams FC remain only winless side after nine games<\/strong><\/p>\nAgainst Gold Stars, although a difficult task, but not improbable by any stretch of one\u2019s imagination, the Still Believe boys dared to do the unthinkable. After seeing Legon Cities go neck-and-neck with a title-competing Asante Kotoko last Wednesday, coach Karim Zito and his team were buoyed by the feat.<\/p>\n
However, a first-half red card to Richmond Tetteh -the third of Dreams FC\u2019s season- took the wind out of their sails as they were pinned back for the majority of the game.<\/p>\n
A gallant defensive display meant Dreams FC left Dun\u2019s Park unscathed but passed up the opportunity to secure a first league win of the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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