King Faisal pip Great Olympics

GNA – Accra Great Olympic lost their third game in
succession to push themselves down the Premier League ladder after they lost
0-1 to Kumasi King Faisal in their 22nd Week Glo Premier League duel at the
El-Wak Stadium, Accra on Sunday.
Olympics who needed a win to lift them from the lower ranks of the
table dominate play but lacked the cutting edge to deserve all three points
when it mattered most.
It was a lousy start to a game where the defiant Olympics’ followers
remained expectant, but Faisal who similarly required a favourable result to
boast their fortunes were also resolute and gave no chance to the Wonder
Club.
After a balanced first half which the Wonder Club however stayed ahead
in terms of creation of chances, they were wasteful upfront and even missed
from the spot later in the game to sum up the disjointed nature of their
form and play.
Faisal introduced Prince Arko at the restart of the second half and the
player’s capabilities proved telling almost immediately.
They twice tore away from the flanks and Ebo Andoh who wrapped up
victory for the visitors in 84th minutes on a second chance left Olympics
off the hook with a weak left-footer that missed target just wide.
Faisal will regroup and soak an Olympics invasion that left the former’s
goalkeeper Ibrahim Iddrisu injured.
And when the visitors recovered and took off, it was Arko who pick out
Andoh with a measured cross for the latter to slice home with his weak left
foot in a manner that left Olympics goalkeeper Ben Mensah well exposed.
Olympics launched a fight back and mounted an invasion that rewarded
them a penalty two minutes on for which trusted scorer Mawuli Toglo stepped
out to effect.
With desperation written all over the “Blue” army, Toglo stepped
forward, delivered a powerful one that could only travel as far as the
woodwork and deflected to safety to the amazement of the fans.
The fight for the equalizer was still fresh on Olympics cards and even
though their actions raised the expectations of their partisan followers, it
could only remain a dream and did not materialise into goals.
Incensed with the pain of defeat staring straight in their eyes, some
of Olympics supporters turned rowdy with their victim being a female Faisal
supporter whose only crime was cheering her team on.
The fans engulfed the fan, formed a ring around her as they pushed her
around and fisted anyone who dared to rescue her in a manner that
underscored the fact that the El-Wak Stadium, the home of Olympics, there
was no freedom of association and expression and was a luxury that a
visiting team could not afford.
GNA