Hearts of Oak produced a superb performance at Young Apostles; Medeama SC suffered their first defeat of the season, while Gold Stars FC continued their unbeaten start to the season in match day 6 of the Premier League on Sunday, October 13, 2024.
Here is a wrap of Sunday’s matches in the Ghanaian top-flight across five centres after FC Samartex 1996’s match against Nsoatreman FC was rained off.
Young Apostles FC 1-2 Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak recorded a 2-1 win at Young Apostles to return to winning ways in the Premier League at the Wenchi Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Hamza Issah scored the match-winning goal in the 86th minute to hand the Phobians their first away win of the season.
Emmanuel Amankwah put Hearts ahead in the 48th minute before Samuel Prempeh pulled parity for the home side in the 84th minute. But the leveller lasted just two minutes as Hamza Issah delivered a sublime finish to end the match.
Hearts have jumped into midtable while Young Apostles have dropped to the drop zone.
Bechem United 2-0 Medeama SC
Medeama SC suffered their first defeat of the season after losing 2-0 at Bechem United on Sunday.
The Mauve and Yellow went down after just five minutes, with Dalvin Yeboah slotting home the opener before Emmanuel Abban added the second in the 43rd minute.
Medeama are now without a win in three consecutive matches as United move up to 9th in the table.
Nations FC 1-1 GoldStars FC
Gold Stars continued their unbeaten start to the season with a vital 1-1 draw at Nations FC on Sunday.
Faisal Chawetey opened the scoring for the home side at the Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex, Abrankese, in the 34th minute before Kelvin Oppong equalised with nine minutes left on the clock.
Frimpong Manso’s side held on to pick up a valuable point on the road and maintained their unbeaten start to the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.
Gold Stars are at the at the top of the table with 12 points, while Nations FC lie 5th after six matches in the Ghanaian elite division.
Aduana FC 2-0 Dreams FC
Aduana FC recorded their first win of the season after a comfortable 2-0 win over Dreams FC at home on Sunday.
Two second-half goals propelled the Fire Club to their first win of the campaign. Dreams FC remain winless after six matches.
Emmanuel Marfo (47′) and Abubakar Adams (89′) scored to ensure Yaw Acheampong’s side recorded their first win of the campaign.
The win has lifted Aduana FC to 13th in the table, while Dreams are at a precarious 17th.
Basake Holy Stars 1-0 Karela United
Basake Holy Stars recorded their second win of the season with a narrow 1-0 victory over Karela United at home on Sunday.
Prince Opoku’s 77th-minute strike separated the two teams at the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park.
Holy Stars are two points above Karela United in 12th position with seven points, while United lie 14th with five points.
FC Samartex 1996—Nsoatreman FC—RAINED-OFF
