Asante Kotoko boss Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum has shed light on how he masterminded Sunday’s home win over archrivals Hearts of Oak in a Ghana Premier League matchweek 31 fixture.
The Porcupine Warriors completed double over their rivals following a 2-0 victory at Kumasi’s Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The victory completes the double for Kotoko over their arch-rivals, following a thrilling 3-2 win earlier in the campaign.
Steven Mukwala who met the s brace in the first round’s 3-2 win netted yet another brace on Sunday in the 8th and 93rd minute respectively.
“It think before the game I told you the team with a good defensive structure and a good discipline will be able to carry the day so observing them play most of their matches, we realized that we need to contain them and then catch them on the break and when you look at the first goal, that was exactly what happened,” Ogum told StarTimes after the game.
“Even the ball that hit the upright it was the same and even the second goal too, so I think we kept our shape very well, we glided and shifted based on where the ball was and we made sure we were always at where the ball was and we made sure that we were always behind the ball and side of the ball.
“We didn’t try to rush the game but we tried to cool the game and then connect those short short passes and whenever it was possible, we play the long balls behind the defense and I think it worked very well”
The win propels Kotoko into the top half of the table, now in 9th place with 43 points and further away from the relegation zone.
