02-06-2011 ..
Following an impressive show at the Bolgatanga stadium, a home base 2nd division side, Bolga All Stars failed to outwit Ghana’s League champions, Brekum Chelsea when they went down by a lone goal in the 18th minute of the first half, kind courtesy, Emmanuel Banahene. The titanic encounter which forms part of the epic MTN FA Cup finals saw the league champions exhibiting their dominance over their opponent to advance to the semi-final stage of the competition. Both teams particularly in the second half of the game thrilled spectators with brilliant skills and charisma to prove beyond doubt that they were indeed determined to lift the FA cup trophy. Bolga All stars after conceding the only goal of the match, missed a lot of scoring chances that came their way, especially in the 21st minute of the first half when Richard Akologo failed to beat goalkeeper Abubakar Iddrisu inside the 18 yard box to level the game. It was therefore, a golden opportunity for the home based side to equalize. Interestingly, Ayile Martin of Bolga All Stars also failed to utilize another golden opportunity in the 3rd minute of the second half and another in the 6th minute into the game. Berekum Chelsea on the other hand was a bit relaxed in the second half paving way for their opponent to dominate the game. Officiating referee Awal Mohammed also had a tough time exercising his duties as some spectators hooted at him to show their displeasure about his performance. This was after he denied the Bolga All Stars an opportunity in the 41st minute of the second half which to them was a clear penalty. Most of the players in that same half attracted a lot of yellow cards as a result of rough tackles and indiscipline. Ahmed Adam of Berekum Chelsea became the worst victim when he was flashed a red card few minutes to the end of proceedings. The fierce battle continued until a five minutes added on elapsed, thus, compelling referee Mohammed to bring the game to an end, with score line still remaining a goal to nil in favour of Berekum Chelsea. The Upper East Regional Minister, Mark Woyongo who was among the dignitaries present said he was impressed about the performance of the home based team. He noted that the performance of the Bolga All Stars is an ample indication that the region has good chances of getting a team to represent the region in the premier division come next year and called on all to support in that regard. The Chairman of the MTN FA Cup Competition, Alhaji M.N.G Jawula, also commended both teams for their outstanding performance during the game and wished the winning teams’ best of luck in their next encounter. The best player of the match went to Owusu Jackson of Chelsea. Berekum Chelsea would now be pushing to scale the tough hurdle against, Abedi Pele’s side Nania FC in the semi finals. A date is yet to be fixed for the said game.
GBC END /IA
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