Tamale City FC exhibited a five-star display to wallop Hearts by a resounding 4-1 at the Aliu Mahama Stadium in Match-week 28.
The homesters began the match on an explosive note in search of the opener, taking the game to the Phobians. In a quick response, Linda Mtange nearly took them by surprise with a strong hit which missed the target narrowly in the 7th minute. Ten minutes later, inform Sampson Eduku scored to put Tamale City in front.
Hearts suffered a huge blow three minutes later, when experienced goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi sustained an Injury and was replaced by young Nana Yeboah.
Tamale City’s constant pressure earned them a penalty in the 35th minute. Sampson Eduku stepped up and made no mistake by putting the ball at the back of the net to double their lead.
In the second half, the ‘Phobians’ dominated possession in the early stages of the game, but with no dangerous incursions.
Yahaya Mohammed scored for Tamale City to make it 3-0 for the host after 56 minutes of action. In the 79th minute, Victor Aidoo’s clever pass to Isaac Mensah saw the latter scoring with ease to reduce the deficit.
Tamale City scored again in added time to make it 4-1 for the Citizens, who have now moved out of the relegation zone.
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