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Stalemate: Olympics, Hearts of Oak fire blank in Accra Derby

By Allsports.com.gh
League Report Stalemate: Olympics, Hearts of Oak fire blank in Accra Derby
APR 26, 2015 LISTEN

Great Olympics and Hearts of Oak played out a pulsating goalless draw game at the Accra Sports stadium on match day 14 of the ongoing First Capital Plus Bank Premier on Sunday.

Great Olympics came into the game with the aim of picking the three maximum points but Hearts of Oak lads never got despaired with the presence of experience trio of Richard Kinsgton, Godwin Attram and Daniel Quaye as the Phobians dominated the early stages of the game, the Phobians came close in the 10 minute after a defensive blunder on the part of Olympics defenders but Eric Kumi miscue strike missed the post by inches.

Great Olympics adapted the defensive type of football as they mostly caught Hearts on the break but they failed to hit the back of the net, In the 18 minute Referee Amenya denied Hearts of Oak a clean penalty after Eric Kumi was fouled by Ofoe Ofotsu.

The tempo of the game kept on increasing but the Hearts of Oak look the most dangerous side but the experience of Godwin Attram in the heart of Olympics midfield paid off for the 'Dade Boys'.

The home side came close in fetching the opener after Agbesie wonderful header was exquisitely parried away by Soulama Abdoulaye. As the game was getting heated up the Phobians wonderful midfield inter positional play by Sabbah Laryea and Richard Yamaoah sent Gilbert Fiamenyo through on goal but his shot hit the side net as the first half ended goalless.

From the recess, Great Olympcs came in strongly which in the 48 minute Francis Attuquaye got a better of Ruben Gnagne as his strike missed the post narrowly. 7 minutes later Hearts of Oak turned the heat on the home side but the miscommunication between Gilbert Fiamenyo and Eric Kumi cost the Phobians the needed opener.

The Phobians started dominating game, but the away side the lacked the cutting edge upfront and the closet they came, Richard Kingston was there to the save the situation for Great Olympics.

However, 15 minutes to full time, Olympics nearly punished Hearts of Oak after a swift counter attack football at the right side of the away side defends but Soulama Abdoulaye rescued the Phobians. Hearts of Oak responded quickly but Fiamenyo drove his shot wide.

Late in the game, the leading marksman for Hearts of Oak, Gilbert Fiamenyo was put through on goal with only Richard Kingston left to beat who covered his ground very well, the burly striker shot hit the side net and with three minutes of time added on both sides failed to find the net as the game ended goalless.

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