[ 2017-05-01 ]

Frimpong Manso, Interim Asante Kotoko

Kotoko coach bemoans defensive errors in Hearts thumping
Head coach of Asante Kotoko Frimpong Manso has
lamented on his side’s defensive lapses in their
defeat to Hearts of Oak in the first leg of the
Ghana@60 anniversary game on Monday.

The Phobians triumphed 3-1 in the first leg of the
Ghana@60 anniversary match at the Accra Sports
Stadium to leave their sworn rivals in the capital
looking nervously over their shoulder ahead of the
second leg on May,28th.

Substitute striker Kwame Kizito capitalized on a
goalkeeping blunder by Felix Annan to power Hearts
into the lead fifteen minutes after the break.

Kotoko leveled through Awal Mohammed’s powerful
header to give his side any hope of snatching a
point from the game ahead of the second leg in
Kumasi.

Hearts, however, restored their lead courtesy
captain Thomas Abbey’s bullet shot in the
six-yard box after Felix Annan failed to deal with
Winful Cobbinah’s lofty free kick.

Hearts took the beyond their arch rivals following
a great work by Fatau Mohammed, who easily beat
Edwin Tuffour Frimpong on the by-line to square
the ball to Patrick Razak whose initial header
skewed off his shoulder and the ball fell kindly
to Fatau Mohammed again and again passed to the
unmarked Razak but this time, he coolly tapped
into an empty.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Frimpong
Mason said, “We were undone by goalkeeping
errors because I don’t think we should lost this
match after controlling the game for the large
part.”

“But I’m not alarmed by the results because
our supporters can see that we’re gradually
improving in every game we play since I took over
the team’s rein. And having said that, I’ll
urge our fans not to feel downhearted because
I’m sure we can also beat them in Kumasi and
take the trophy because it’s not over.”

Source - GHANAsoccernet.com

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