FA CUP FINAL- Medeama - Asante Kotoko.
Score after 90 minutes: 2-1.
Line-up Medeama: Muntari Tagoe, D. Amoah, M. Akowuah, S. Adade, E. Adjei, J. Appau, K. Donsu, E. Kwadwo, M. Sarpong, B. BATURE, E. Quao
Line-up Asante Kotoko: Addo - Amos (c), Adams, Ainooson, Bonney - Jackson, Akuffo, Gyamfi, Donkor - Obed, Toure.
Game ends; Medeama wins. Find the live-blog below:
Medeama are FA Cup Champions!!! #joysports
— Joy FM 99.7 | Ghana (@Joy997FM) August 30, 2015Can Kotoko find an equaliser? Will Medeama hold on? 2 minutes to go. Nail biting finish #CitiSports
— 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) August 30, 201590+ Fourth Referee indicates four minutes of stoppage time, can Medeama make it??? #MTNFACUP final
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 2015Few minutes untill full time, will Medeama go for more goals or try to sit on the slender lead?? #MTNFACUP final
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 201584' The flow of the game is being disrupted by fouls. #joysports
— Joy FM 99.7 | Ghana (@Joy997FM) August 30, 2015Ten minutes to go. Are Medeama going to repeat their heroics of 2013? #joysports
— Joy FM 99.7 | Ghana (@Joy997FM) August 30, 2015VIDEO: Medeama score second through Bismark Oppong. Now 2-1 v @AsanteKotoko_SC in Sekondi. #JoySports pic.twitter.com/CtnOLuZ94v
— Joy FM 99.7 | Ghana (@Joy997FM) August 30, 201569' Kojo Poku replaces Michael Akuffo #joysports
— Joy FM 99.7 | Ghana (@Joy997FM) August 30, 2015GOAL DISALLOWED: Kotoko think they have got another quick equaliser but referee says no. Still 1-2 to Medeama #CitiSports
— 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) August 30, 2015Bismark Oppong scores less then a min after coming on for Medeama. Ben Bature spilt the Kotoko defence apart. Oppong said thank you. 2-1
— Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) August 30, 2015GOOOAAALL MEDEAMA!!! #MTNFACUP
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 2015First Change of the night:
Richard Mpong replaces Frank Sarfo Gyamfi. #joysports
— Joy FM 99.7 | Ghana (@Joy997FM) August 30, 2015An aerial view of the game. Medeama hits the post. #KAKLive pic.twitter.com/xoqb3w5t3U
— Asante Kotoko SC (@AsanteKotoko_SC) August 30, 2015Here we go, it's underway in the second half at the Essipon Sports Stadium. #MTNFACUP
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 2015Kwasi Donsu scored first for Medeama but it was short lived as Amed Toure equalised few minutes later. #MTNFACUP
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 2015HALFTIME: Medeama 1-1 Kotoko (Kwesi Donsu;Ahmed Toure) #joysports
— Joy FM 99.7 | Ghana (@Joy997FM) August 30, 2015Amed Simba Toure heads home beautifully from a well taken cross from the left. EXCITING TIMES!!! (1-1) #MTNFACUP
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 2015GOOOAAALL MEDEAMA!!! #MTNFACUP
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 201519* Amed Toure misses first real chance, that's the game's best chance so far. Still goalless between Kotoko and Medeama. @MTNFACUP final
— Ghana FA (@ghanafaofficial) August 30, 201517:00
Both teams file out of the tunnel. #KAKLive pic.twitter.com/g5G7Y6Phrw
— Asante Kotoko SC (@AsanteKotoko_SC) August 30, 2015Asante Kotoko are making their fourth MTN FA cup final in the last five editions while Medeama are looking to continue their dominance over Asante Kotoko in the cup competition after beating them in the 2012/2013 edition.
GHANAsoccernet.com brings you a comprehensive build up to the final.
Road to the Final:
Kotoko’s path to the final game against Medeama sc began with relatively easy competition as they walloped Paga Crocodile 4-0 in the Round of 64, before they defeated Birim DC United 5-2 in the Round of 32.
Their next game however proved to be a fierce match against RTU as they managed a 1-0 win in the dying embers of the game to set a date with their regional rivals, Ashgold in the quarter finals.
Kotoko were considered as underdogs, because their lackadaisical performance prior to that game which had seen them lose all their last four engagements against the Miners, but David Duncan’s side played their hearts out and succeeded in beating Ashgold 2-0.
In the semis, Kotoko faced another tough opponent Aduana Stars, but they silenced their rivals by a 3-1 score line to cruise to the final.
Medeama also began the 2014/15 FA Cup campaign against lower division side Kade United, beating them by a slim margin of 2-1 in the round of 64.
The Mauves beat Gold Stars 3-0 on penalties after their Round of 32 game ended goalless.
Medeama also defeated another lower division side Gt. Astronomers 5-4 in penalty kicks, after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time in the quarter finals.
In the semifinals, Medeama defeated Premier League side West African Football Academy (WAFA) with a 3-1 victory.
Coach Tom Strand’s side added Hearts of Oak to their victims by edging the Phobians 2-1 to set a date with Kotoko in the final of the competition.
Though both sides have lost players as a result of the Black Meteors participation in the All Africa games, Sunday’s match promises to be exciting as football fans in Sekondi will see players such as Kotoko’s Ahmed Toure, Richard Mpong, Amos Frimpong, Abeiku Ainooson etc.
Medeama is also expected to parade a team that will include FA Cup joint top scorer, Kwesi Donsu, skipper Muntare Tagoe, etc.
Referee William Agbovi will be the 4th official for the match that is set to kick off at 5:00pm (Live on Super Sports).
