Hearts of Oak edged Samartex by a goal to nil at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.
Mawuli Wayo’s intelligent press sparked the move, winning possession and setting up Issah for a simple finish in the sixth minute of the game, 1-0.
Samartex threatened to equalize, but Solomon Agbasi’s goalkeeping heroics kept the home team’s lead intact.
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Despite dominating possession, Didi Dramani’s side struggled to extend their lead, with George Paaku and Theophilus Collison missing a host of chances.
The visiting team applied a late surge for an equalizer but the Kelvin Osei-Asibey’s marshalled his defensive unit to repel the constant wave of attack.
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The win lifts, Hearts of Oak to 5th as they travel away to Tarkwa to face Medeama SC while Samartex, 7th on the log will face Young Apostles in game week seventeen of at the Nsenkyire Arena.
By: Andrews Addotey
