Hearts of Oak beat rivals Asante Kotoko 4-2 on penalties in Kumasi on Wednesday to reach the final of the ongoing GHALCA G8 tournament.
The Phobians dominated both halves with Francis Morton’s attempting a long drive which went wide and first timer, Reginald Thompson heading wide a Christopher Bonney cross from right.
Asante Kotoko had some decent chances first opportunity falling the way of at Captain Eric Donkor sand veteran Jordan Opoku in the first half.
Kwame Boahene blasted away an opportunity to put Asante Kotoko SC ahead inside the box in the 83rd minute leaving the game to end goalless in regulation time.
We needed penalty shootout to determine who make it to the final of the G8 pre-season tournament which saw Hearts of Oak triumph with a 4-2 victory.
Christopher Bonney, Francis Morten and Patrick Razak’s spot kicks ensured the victory.
Hearts of Oak await the winner of the second semifinal game between Medeama SC and Dreams FC to be played tomorrow to wrap up the tournament on Sunday.
Source: Ghana/Asempa Sports/ Abigail Sena Sosu
