{"id":140010,"date":"2015-08-02T18:34:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T18:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=140010"},"modified":"2015-08-02T18:34:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T18:34:45","slug":"kotoko-win-in-super-clash-plunges-hearts-deeper-into-relegation-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=140010","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko win in Super Clash plunges Hearts deeper into relegation fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kumasi Asante Kotoko \u00a0beat rivals Accra Hearts of Oak 2-1 in Accra to deepen the Accra- based club&#8217;s relegation worries.<\/p>\n<p>Inusah Musah&#8217;s equaliser \u00a0after Amos Frimpong&#8217;s opener for Kotoko was not enough for the Phobians as Dauda Mohammed poked in a late winner for the Porcupine Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>The win takes Kotoko up to 8th in the Premier League while Hearts drop down to 15th, only ahead of BA United.<\/p>\n<p>Hearts blew a great chance to take the lead when Robin Gnagne&#8217;s first half penalty was palmed away superbly by the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeartsOfOakGH\">@HeartsOfOakGH<\/a>&#8216;s penalty miss earlier <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZqEu7GTg7t\">http:\/\/t.co\/ZqEu7GTg7t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CitiSports?src=hash\">#CitiSports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/627873876245131264\">August 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kotoko capitalised when Amos Frimpong headed home from a corner to give them a first half lead.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being dominated early on in the second half, Hearts struck back with Inusah Musah heading home from another corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46979 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/goalm-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"goalm\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hearts took control of the game and Antwi had to be strong to keep out a well struck free-kick.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46982\" style=\"width: 633px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Capture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46982 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"633\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today&#8217;s results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Kotoko would not be denied as Dauda Mohammed showed great tenacity in the box to keep the ball from the defenders and poke home past the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46983\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/table.jpg\" alt=\"table\" width=\"938\" height=\"565\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kumasi Asante Kotoko \u00a0beat rivals Accra Hearts of Oak 2-1 in Accra to deepen the Accra- based club&#8217;s relegation worries. 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