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17.04.2015 League Report

10 years down memory lane: Today in history: Dwarfs Crash Hearts

By Allsports.com.gh
10 years down memory lane: Today in history: Dwarfs Crash Hearts
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On Sunday, 17th April, 2005, Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs who had earned promotion back into the Ghana Premier League edged Hearts of Oak 3-2 at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra.

The visitors and new entrants at the time pushed a 3-2 bitter pill down the throats of the defending champions in the opener of the Ghana Telecom league

The Cape Coasters playing their first premiership game in three seasons, dominated play with some eye pleasing soccer scoring twice and once through Ekow Ghansah and Amissah Insaidoo Michael in each half to launch their arrival in style.

Even though the tempo of the game left little to be desired in the opening minutes, it was a timely scope off the goalline by Daniel Coleman that denied Dwarfs the lead on the quarter hour mark after Hearts "returnee" keeper, Sammy Adjei was left crawling from a back pass.

Hearts who played without most of their regular players conceded the midfield to the visitors from the onset making Ghansah's connection from a low cross which gave them the lead on the 34th minute a matter of time.

But Adjei revisited his hey days with a splendid save when he retreated and dived to his elastic limit to push to safety a well-executed ball from Ghansah.

In between play, it was Bernard Don Bortey who must have pulled Hearts even but he failed to deliver whenever he invaded the visitors' vital area.

Just at a time the Phobians seemed to have settled down, Ghansah silenced the vociferous Hearts supporters with a hefty drive into the yawning net for his second goal on the half hour mark.

Hearts elevated their play from the recess and inspired by their "Never Say Die" supporters, they fought relentlessly in search for goals which proved elusive until newly Anthony Annan, who was making his debut for the club pulled one back on the 62nd minutes with a long range carpet shot from outside the penalty box.

Hearts, buoyed by the goal launched series of raids in their opponent's vital area only for Amissah to punish them 10 minutes later for neglecting their rear when he dribbled past keeper Adjei before easily tapping in the ball against the run of play to register their third goal.

Kuforidua-based referee, John Atikesse became the final arbitrator with a decision that gave Hearts their second goal when he ruled in favour of a Bortey shot which hit the upright and seemed to have crossed the goalline with only 15minutes of play left.

With frustration boldly dominating their play, Dwarfs Ibrahim Fusieni was made to take an early shower when the referee booked him for the second time in the afternoon for time wasting.

Not even the numerical strength could aid the defending champions to pull even as great defending from the Dwarf's rear built around Felix Sackey enabled them to stay resolute to the end of proceedings.

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