THE MTN FA CUP SEMI-FINALS WHICH WAS HELD AT THE BANTAMA ASTRO TURF OF WHICH AMPEM DARKOA HOSTED ARMY LADIES. THE MATCH ENDED IN A 2-1 VICTORY FOR AM
THE MTN FA CUP SEMI-FINALS WHICH WAS HELD AT THE BANTAMA ASTRO TURF OF WHICH AMPEM DARKOA HOSTED ARMY LADIES. THE MATCH ENDED IN A 2-1 VICTORY FOR AMPEM DARKOA LADIES.
THE MATCH WAS ONE OUT OF THE TWO SEMI FINAL MATCHES TO BE PLAYED IN THIS ROUND.
ZENABU MUMUNI GOT THE OPENER IN THE 4TH MINUTE WHEN SAFIATU SALISU ACCIDENTALLY LET THE BALL FALL FROM HER HANDS TO THE GROUND AND ZENABU WAS LUCKY TO BE RIGHT BESIDE THE GOALKEEPER AND TAPPED THE BALL INTO THE NET.
THIS GAVE THE VISITORS THEIR LEAD WHILE AMPEM DARKOA WAS CAUGHT IN AWE AS THEY WERE YET TO SETTLE INTO THE GAME. THERE WASN’T MUCH TO DO FOR AMPEM DARKOA AS THEIR KEY PLAYERS SUCH AS TRACEY AND OPHELIA COULDN’T REALLY GET MORE BALLS TO THEIR POSSESSION.
THE TECHNICAL BENCH M ADE SURE THESE PEOPLE WERE RESTRICTED IN THE GAME WHILE ARMY LADIES TRY TO CAPITALISE ON THIS GREAT PLAN TO GO ALL OUT IN THIS MATCH. LATIFA MOHAMMED WAS CAUTIONED WITH A YELLOW CARD FOR A BAD TACKLE. THE FIRST HALF GAME TO AN END WITH THE VISITORS DOMINATING THROUGH OUT AND WITH A GOAL TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.
THE NEXT 45 MINUTES WAS CRUCIAL AND THE WINNER CAN ONLY BE CONCLUDED BY THE FULL TIME RESULTS. MARY AMPONSAH KNEW THIS WELL AND SHE WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE RESULTS FOR HER SIDE IN THE 56TH MINUTE. GNABEKAN CAME IN FOR NANCY OPOKU WHILE AMPEM DARKOA MADE A DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION BY TAKING BOTH FATIMA DJEI AND TRACY TWUM OUT AND REPLACING THEM WITH ANASTASIA ACHAA AND ELIZABETH OWUSU.
IN THAT SAME MINUTE REFEREE JOYCE APPIAH WHISTLED FOR A PENALTY FOR THE HOME SIDE WHEN A FOUL WAS SITED IN THE 18 YARD BOX. OPHELIA AMPONSAH TOOK THE BALL TO THE KICK SPOT AND MISSED IT BY HITTING TO THE DIRECTION OF GOALKEEPER MARY SOSU. LATIFA ABESIK WAS BROUGHT OUT AND JUSTICE TWENEBOAH CAME IN AS HER REPLACEMENT.
THE 90 MINUTE MARK WAS MET AND THE CENTRE REFEREE ADDED 3 MINUTES ON. THE HOME SIDE WAS GIVEN A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT AND MAVIS OWUSU KICKED IT INTO 18 YARD BOX, IT FOUND THE HEAD OF MARY AMPONSAH WHO TOOK THE HEADER AND THE BALL WAS FOUND IN THE NET. THE GOAL CAME IN THE 91ST MINUTE WITH JUST TWO MINUTES LEFT TO END THE GAME.
THE REFREE BLEW THE WHISTLE FOR THE END OF THE GAME AND AMPEM DARKOA FROM A GOAL DOWN PERFORMED WITH AGGRESSIVENESS AND CAME BACK TO WIN THE MATCH 2-1 IN THEIR FAVOUR.
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