Asante Kotoko are through to the Special Competition Tier-two semifinals after beating Berekum Arsenal 2-1, thanks to goals from Naby Keita and Kwame Boahene.

Asante Kotoko opened the scoring in the 9th minute after Emmanuel Gyamfi’s cross was palmed to the path of Naby Keita who easily slot the ball at the back of the net.

Nii Adjei had a huge opportunity to double the Porcupines lead but failed to convert a great cross from Emmanuel Gyamfi.

Asante Kotoko grabbed their second goal through Kwame Boahene in the 24th minute who scored with an overhead kick inside the penalty box area.

Berekum Arsenal scored the consolation minutes before the half time through Ebenezer Aboagye who took advantage of miscommunication in the Asante Kotoko defence department.

Naby Keita and Stephen Nyarko came close to scoring in the second half but couldn’t find the back of the net.

The game ended 2-1, and Asante Kotoko are into the semi-finals.

Asante Kotoko will travel to face Ashantigold in Obuasi in the semifinals.

Division One side Berekum Arsenal want the match venue for their Tier-two quarter-final clash against Asante Kotoko changed.

The club have officially written a letter to the Normalization Committee informing them about their concerns over the venue of the Tier-two Special Competition.

Berekum Arsenals claim that Asante Kotoko are been favored in the ongoing competition as they have played two games at home hence they are proposing the quarter-final game be moved to a neutral venue.

Berekum Arsenal have proposed Bechem, Nsoatre or Dormaa as venues to be considered for the game.

The club insists that the Normalisation Committee chooses one of the venues or they pull out of the competition.

Asante Kotoko are yet to comment on the issue as they have recently pulled out of the Tier-one semifinal against Hearts Of Oak.