Stunning performance from Ashgold forward Hans Kwofie gave Ashantigold SC all three points over great Olympics at the Obuasi Len Clay stadium on saturday afternoon.
Being the Miners first home game of the season, the supporters of the Obuasi based football who trooped to the stadium had super value for their money and time.
Hans shot the Miners in front in the 38th minute of the game and added a beautiful one to make it 2-0 for Ashgold before recess.
Great Olympics game back stronger with resilient aiming to draw level terms but their efforts couldn’t match the mights of the Bashir Hayford boys as Hans Kwofie yet again banged in another to make finish his first hat-trick of the season.
Great Olympics player Abel Manomey pulled one back for the wonder club as consolation at time when all was lost.
Ashgold picked their first win of the 2016/17 season after losing to Aduana in the opening day of the league.
Line-ups:
AshGold XI:
Ibrahim Iddrisu – Tijani Joshua ©, Roland Amouzou, Ibrahim Samed, Richard Ocran, Conney Idan/51’ Ibrahim Lukman, Joseph Gordon, Amos Addai, Hans Kwofie, Osei M. Abubakari, Emmanuel Osei Baffour
Unused subs: Magnus Ebo Duncan, Mumuni Shafiu, Ibrahim Mohammed, Habib Mohammed, Eric Boabeng, George Aponti
Gt. Olympics XI:
Osei Boateng – Daniel Ziem Quaye, Christopher Nakai Nettey, Douglas Opoku, Benjamin Arthur, Godfred Adametey, Emmanuel Kudzo/David Amuzu, Malik Tahiru/74’ Douglas Mintah, Gray Engelbert/57’ Reginald Thompson, Osah Bernardinho Tetteh, Abel Manomey
Unused subs: Adom Ampofo, Issaka Mohammed, Francis A. Dzorkpata, Osmanu Mohammed
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