Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 29 March '99

King Faisal beat Okwawu United 2-0 in their sixth-week ABC Golden Lager Premier football league match played at the Kumasi Sports Stadium on Sunday. Full back Dada Kwadwo put Faisal ahead in the 12th minute when he towered above the defence to head into the net a free- kick taken outside the "18" by right half back Isaac Owusu. The goal took the steam out of Okwawu, who failed to put up any resistance as Faisal dictated the pace but the homesters failed to increase their lead when inside left Kwadwo Anane shot off target in the 22nd minute. Anane atoned for his mistake and made it 2-0 in the 30th minute. The ball, which was floated from the right, bounced off the chest of goalkeeper Mouza Mono for unmarked Anane to tap it into the net. The Okwawu boys, thinking Anane scored from an offside position, rushed on referee P.S. Okrah of Accra and protest against the goal but to no avail. Okwawu's inside left Kwasi Asante wasted two scoring chances when he shot wide from close range in the 35th minute and headed over the bar as Faisal were put under pressure in the 47th minute. Faisal assumed control of the game putting pressure on Okwawu's defence but they wasted all the scoring chances. The two teams had to play with 10 players apiece when the referee red carded Nii Ayi Tetteh of Okwawu in the 74th minute and substitute Kwabena Poku of Faisal in the 80th minute. Okwawu staged a last-minute rally but they could not break through the defence of Faisal. MORE