{"id":266369,"date":"2024-12-16T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/16\/kotoko-spank-hearts-in-kumasi\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:33:13","slug":"kotoko-spank-hearts-in-kumasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/16\/kotoko-spank-hearts-in-kumasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko Spank Hearts In Kumasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Kotoko dominate Hearts of Oak with fourth straight victory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An injury time goal was all Asante Kotoko needed to claw all points when they hosted their bitterest rivals in Kumasi yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Razor-sharp form attacker Albert Amoah profited from Osei Asibey\u2019s defensive error to slot in the ball with seconds remaining to end the game.<\/p>\n<p>And responding to what club legend Eric Bekoe told him ahead of the game in a post-match interview,\u00a0 Albert, who was also adjudged man of the match said \u201c\u2026he told me I have a goal in the match so l should push harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hearts\u2019 coach, Ouattara Aboubakar, on the other hand congratulated their opponents for the win.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko head coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum, attributed the win to strict adherence of tactics by his charges.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides created numerous scoring chances but failed in all their attempts, especially in the dying embers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Kofi Owusu Aduonum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kotoko dominate Hearts of Oak with fourth straight victory \u00a0 An injury time goal was all Asante Kotoko needed to claw all points when they hosted their bitterest rivals in Kumasi yesterday. 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