The Ghana Premier League delivered another weekend of thrilling football, dramatic late goals and surprising results as Matchweek 10 produced excitement across the various league centres.
The round of fixtures kicked off on Friday at the Tamale Sports Stadium, where Karela United and Vision FC played out a goalless draw in the opening encounter.
Sunday’s fixtures brought more drama, with FC AshantiGold 04 sharing the spoils with Young Apostles at the Len Clay Sports Stadium.
At the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park, Bechem United secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over FC Samartex 1996. Augustine Okrah put the home side ahead in the 41st minute before Gabriel Osei restored parity for Samartex in the 57th minute. However, Dennis Modzaka struck deep into stoppage time, scoring in the 94th minute to hand Bechem United all three points.
Berekum Chelsea produced one of the weekend’s standout performances, coming from behind to defeat Asante Kotoko 2-1. The Porcupine Warriors took the lead through Inusah Adam, who calmly converted a penalty in the 59th minute. Berekum Chelsea responded through Fuseini Zackaria five minutes later before Yussif Bayanalabe delivered the decisive blow in the 91st minute to seal a memorable home victory and deepen Kotoko’s struggles.
At Bibiani, Gold Stars were held to a goalless draw by Aduana Stars, as the visitors successfully frustrated the home side to secure a valuable point.
Dreams FC and Debibi United also shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the Tuba Park. Bernard Junior gave Dreams FC the lead from the penalty spot in the 70th minute, but Kwadwo Obeng struck in the 91st minute to rescue a point for Debibi United.
Accra Hearts of Oak rediscovered their winning form in emphatic fashion, recording a convincing 3-0 victory over Heart of Lions. Ransford Mensah opened the scoring just two minutes into the game before John Antwi doubled the advantage in the 25th minute. Antwi completed his brace in the 48th minute, ending his goal drought that had lasted since Matchweek 1.
Medeama SC continued their impressive home form at the T&A Stadium, edging Swedru All Blacks 1-0. Kingsley Braye scored the decisive goal in the 39th minute to secure maximum points for the Mauve and Yellow.
Meanwhile, Port City maintained their impressive run with a narrow 1-0 victory over Holy Stars at the Kukratumi Park. Francis Gyetuah scored in the 65th minute to secure all three points for the Eastern Region-based side.
League Standings
At the conclusion of Matchweek 10, Medeama SC sit at the summit of the league table with 21 points, closely followed by Accra Hearts of Oak with 20 points. Port City occupy third position with 18 points, keeping the pressure on the leading pair.
At the other end of the table, Heart of Lions sit 16th with 11 points, while Young Apostles and Dreams FC occupy the bottom two positions, with eight and seven points respectively.
