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Mayhem At Volta Region’s Middle League

By Tilda Acorlor
Sports News Mayhem At Volta Regions Middle League
OCT 20, 2017 LISTEN

The battle for a Volta regional representative was cagey and keenly contested over the weekend at the Ho sports Stadium.

Where four (4) top teams, representing various zones in the region engaged each other for the prestigious slot, the Division One League (DOL).

The competition which lasted for three days witnessed two matches a day.

Day one saw representative of the Central Zone, Home Stars FC defeating representative from the North Likpe Heroes by 3-1 whiles a lone goal separated two Southern representatives from A and B, respectively i.e. Agbozume Weavers and Adidome Unity Stars.

Day two was a wakeup call for Agbozume Weavers, the oldest club in the region as they returned to winning ways to beat Home Stars by a lone goal as Likpe Heroes lost yet again to Adidome Unity Stars keeping their hopes alive for a possible promotion to DOL.

Meanwhile Adidome Unity Stars’ victory over Agbozume Weavers on the first day has been challenged by the latter as they claimed to have spotted an unqualified player, when the two met hence a protest.

This development has left many wondering as to how the champion would be determined aside what was seen on the field of play during day one.

Amidst the protest, the Regional Football Association (RFA) had no option than to continue with the game on the last day of the three day event which saw Agbozume Weavers hammering Likpe Heroes by a lone goal in the first match.

The second match of the last day was between Unity Stars and Home Stars which ended abruptly because players of Unity stars were not satisfied with officiating hence an attack on center referee, Selorm Bless in the 84th minute.

Home Stars had earlier ended the stalemate in the 79th minute not too long before Unity stars equalized to settle at a 1-1 draw in the 81st minute, Home Stars then scored the consolation to make it 2-1 few moments before the final whistle.

A corner kick decision taken by referee selorm Bless after an assisting communication with his linesman, Robert Ocloo sparked controversy that cause players of Adidome Unity stars agitating and causing chaos on the field of play.

It took the intervention of the Police service present to protect the officiating officials from being attacked by players, managements and officials of Unity Stars who were present at the bench.

The chaos lasted for close to 10 minute, later when all seems to settle on the field of play, players of Adidome Unity Stars declined to the call of the referee to continue the game, the referee who had no option brought proceedings to an end in the 84th minute.

Fans were not left out of the chaos as they fought among themselves until the arrival of Reinforcement from the Police Service to disperse the crowd at the Ho Sports stadium.

Sources close to the RFA has disclosed that both team had protested against each other and the Disciplinary Committee of the RFA is yet to sit on all cases before a regional champion can be declared.

More on the declaration soon….

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