Mistakes cost us, says Hearts of Oak boss Kosta Papic after Great Olympics defeat

Hearts of Oak coach Kosta Papic beleives mistakes cost teh defeat to Accra Great Olympics.

The Phobians were stunned 2-0 in the Mantse Derby against the city rivals, Olympics.

First-half goals from captain Gladson Awako- with a superb free-kick into the near post-and enterprising Maxwell Abbey.

The Serbian trainer claims his troops recovered from a slow start to boss the game but were unlucky to find the back of the net.

''Two big mistakes and he conceded the goals and after that, we tried our best but the ball doesn't want to go into the net. Football is like that sometimes,'' Papic told StarTimes in a post-match speech.

''Second half we played a little bit better than the first but my midfielder he struggled to do the job we wanted.

''Yes, we couldn't score- that is the problem, that is the huge problem but like I said football is like that.

"One day you shoot and everything is coming in, one day you try to shoot a hundred and nothing is coming in,'' he added.

Olympics goalkeeper Saeed Salifu, who was named Man of the Match, pulled some top-class saves to deny the Phobians.

• What next?

Hearts of Oak will travel to Tarkwa to play Medeama SC in the matchday 12 games.