Aboubakar Ouattara, manager of Hearts of Oak, expressed his belief that his team could have secured a more convincing victory over Nsoatreman FC despite their weekend win in the Ghana Premier League.
Traveling to Nsoatre for matchday 19, Hearts found themselves trailing after the first 45 minutes, with Nsoatreman taking the lead in the 24th minute.
However, the Phobians rallied after halftime, dominating the game and ultimately turning the tide in their favor. Despite their dominance, Ouattara felt that his team missed several opportunities to further extend their lead.
“In the second half, I told the boys to change because we saw some mistakes in the defence [which] I tried to correct…and we got the chance to score the two goals,” Ouattara remarked.
“I told them, we can beat this team 3-1 or 4-1. We had a problem with the pitch…we adapted to the game on the pitch.”
He continued, “I told them in the dressing room that this match we could win 3-1 but you see we missed a lot of goals and this is another problem – we continue to work and hopefully, things change God willing.”
Despite the missed opportunities, Hearts of Oak secured the victory, completing the double over Nsoatreman in the last two seasons and extending their unbeaten streak to three games in the league.
