Athletics Information of Sunday, 23 June 2019
Resource: GHANAsoccernet.com
2019-06-23
Kotoko will stand for Ghana in next season’s Champions League
Asante Kotoko beat Karela FC 4-1 on penalties to win the Tier I Particular Competition on Sunday and certified for upcoming season’s CAF Champions League.
The Porcupine Warriors rallied to stage the scores at 1-1 and despatched the match into penalty shootouts.
Emmanuel Osei Baffour gave Kalera United the guide after 50 minutes with a curling shot from inside of the penalty box.
But Kotoko fought again and equalized from the place by means of Abdul Fatawu Safiu following a player was brought down inside the box.
In the 83rd minute, captain Amos Frimpong squandered a superb option to put Kotoko in the lead.
Six minutes later, the flexible defender place the ball at the back of the web but it was disallowed by the referee who claimed there was a handball in the construct up to the goal.