Sports News of Monday, 2 October 2000

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Penultimate matches of the ABC Premier League

Results of matches played on Sunday.
King Faisal 2-0 B. A. United
Hearts 1-2 Olympics
Ghapoha 1-2 Dawu
Hasaacas 1-0 RTU
Bofoakwa 2-1 Kotoko
Goldfields 1-1 Okwawu
Kwaebibirem 1-0 Dwarfs
Power 3-1 Liberty

Oly pip Hearts
Champion Club, Accra Hearts of Oak, yesterday lost their fifth ABC league match this season, when they were beaten 2-1 by local rivals, Great Olympics in what looked like a non-competitive match at the Accra Stadium.

Olympics scored first in the 56th minute when Philip Kutsu caught the Hearts defence with a 25- metre drive. Michael Asante made it two for Olympics in the 72nd minute after rounding up goalkeeper Justice Quarcoo.

Hearts scored their lone goal in the 84th minute through substitute Ishmael Addo in a similar fashion, rounding up goalkeeper David Sharpe.

• Relegation-threaten Dawu Youngsters shocked everbody including themselves when they did the unthinkable to inflict a painful 2-1 defeat on Ghapoha at Tema yesterday.

Sam Ocran got the opener for Ghapoha in the eighth minute while John Plange (23rd) and Awudu Adama ensured the important victory for Dawu.

• Power FC yesterday moved out from the doldrums when they authoritatively whacked Liberty Professionals 3-1 in their ABC premier match played at Koforidua.

James Markwei (10th), Maxwell Owusu (75th) and Shaibu Mussah (80th) got the goals for Power, with Baffour Gyan getting the consolation goal for Liberty in the 85th minute.

• Two first half goals by Nana Frimpong (13th) and Frank Osei gave King Faisal a 2-0 victory over relegation-bound BA United in their match at the Kumasi Stadium yesterday.