LIVE UPDATE: Kotoko 0-0 Hearts – Buildup, dressing room, line ups, warm up and all you need to know on the SUPER CLASH

, , , , , February 28, 2021

Asante Kotoko take on Accra Hearts of Oak in a historic encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium in the Ghana Premier League.

Following the closure of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, the Porcupine Warriors preferred the Accra Sports Stadium as their new home grounds.

The game will also the first time the two sides will be meeting in a supersonic clash without fans at the stadium due to restrictions as a result of COVID-19.

With Hearts of Oak bossing the venue as the landlords and Kotoko as tenants, who carries the days as the two sides clash for the first time at the Accra Sports Stadium in a Kotoko home game.

The Porcupine Warriors are record winners of the Ghana premier League with 23 titles with Hearts of Oak following with 19 titles.

The battle is not only for who wins the game today but also who reigns supreme as the bragging rights are up for grabs.

The last time Hearts of Oak hosted Kotoko in Accra, the visitors run away with a 2-1 win in a game that was keenly contested.

We bring you live updates of the game from buildup to dressing room pictures through to line ups and warm ups of the two teams.

Kickoff is exactly 15:00GMT

Records are meant to be broken. Who breaks the records this after?

Want to know how it ended the last time the two sides met in Accra? Here you are.

As usual, Kotoko fans and their level of bragging have always been super.

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Head to Head: Kwame Poku vs Victor Aidoo

The NSA and both club stand to lose a lot following the COVID-19 restrictions that have seen the game to be played behind closed doors.

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Now let’s see how the Porcupine Warriors prepared themselves for the game. This was on Saturday night. Watch how they did it.

Kotoko players had this to say ahead of the game. Fabulous!

This is how Asante Kotoko players entered the dressing room.

For Hearts of Oak, this game is akin to the ‘Terminator Movie.’

Enroute to the stadium, this is how the Phobians left their hotel for the stadium. Phobia!

Ibrahim Danlad is far away in Mauritania but his hearts is with his Asante Kotoko team mates.

Now the LINE UPS for both sides. Kotoko start 6 debutants. A battle of inexperience vs experienced.

Former Hearts striker Sadat Karim thrown his weight behind the club in their clash against Kotoko; insists it’s a battle.

It’s warm up time. Check how the men are gearing up for the SUPER CLASH

Here we go with warm up photos of Hearts of Oak. A definition of seriousness written on their faces. Phobia!

1′- Kickoff. Kotoko sparks the engine of play. The battle is on.

2′- Nuru SulleyΒ  Kwame Poku down and referee calls for a penalty. Advantage Kotoko

3′- S A V E D!!!! Richard Attach saves. Game back to factory settings

6′ – Razak put through by Obeng Jnr but his volley goes straight into the woodwork. Kotoko saved. Game on!

8′- Manaf fires wide after being put through by Ansah Botwey.

9′- Obeng Jnr tries to dribble Abalora but the Kotoko goalie does well to stop the striker with his legs.

11′- Great clearance from Moro Ibrahim. Throw-in for Hearts

14′- Free kick for Hearts as Patrick Razak is brought down by Abdul Ganiu. What ccan Hearts do with this?

15′- Yellow card for Ganiu for the tackle.

16′- Game too close to call as Kotoko settle and swing the ball around. Hearts should have themsleves to blame for not scoring under 10′

20′- Hearts stringing passes together beautifully but still lacking the antidote to put the ball in the net.

26′- Kotoko with a free kick but Moro’s kick goes over the line. Goal kick for Hearts

32′- Keita fires wide from beautiful cut back from Anabilah

39′- Patrick Razak swivels round Nettey, skips past Mubarak but his drive goes straight into the waiting arms of Abalora.

41′- Hearts win a free kick at their own half. Opportunity to start a new buildup.

43′- Manaf impeded in the middle and Hearts win an infringement.

44′- Gama gives a dangerous back pass to Abalora who has no option but to kick the ball wide. Throw-in for Hearts.

45′- Time added on is 2′. Can the deadlock be broken before the break?

45+1′- Hearts in the attack but Manaf slows down the pace of play as Kotoko regroup to defend.

45+2′- HT: Kotoko 0-0 Hearts

46′- Game resumes. Razak fetches Hearts a free kick on the edge of the Kotoko 18 box but Ovouka fires wide.

47′- Obeng Jnr commits a foul. Advantage Kotoko.

49′- Poor pass from Razak, Anabilah turns brilliantly and sends a long one to the right looking for Nettey but poor control.

53′- Temporary hold up as Nettey goes down from an Ovouka kick.

54′- Ovouka yellow carded for the tackle.

56′- Hearts SUB: Obeng Jnr off for Issac Mensah

56′- Kotoko SUB: Sarkodie goes off for Adom Frimpong

59′- Gama wins an infringement for Kotoko around the center circle.

60′- Ovouka gives possession away, Kotoko the attack. Attack breaks down as Hearts attack on the counter but Victor Audio loses possession.

61′- Kotoko SUB: Mudasiru comes on for Naby Keita

68′- Hearts SUB: Victor Audio comes off for Michelle Sarpong

70′- Penalty for Kotoko as Abalora brings down Isaac Mensah. Great pass from Fatawu Mohammed, teases Abalora out who brings Isaac Mensah down.

71′- S A V E D!!! Abalora also saves Isaac Mensah’s kick. A game of goalkeepers

82′- Kotoko SUB: Patrick Asmah comes on for Emmanuel Gyamfi

82′- Anabila booked for bringing down Ansah Botwey.

83′- Free kick for Hearts. Manaf delivers but the ball gallops to a corner kick. Corner kick wasted.

85′- Kwame Poku with a brilliant strike. Turns round Mohammed Alhassan and Nuru Sulley but strike goes straight into the woodwork.

88′- Abalora comes out, gives a poor pass, Razak pounces on,ball bounces back to Isaac Memsah but his shot goes over the bar.

89′- Kotoko’s turn. Gama tries to weave through the Hearts defence, loses possession,ball drops to Mudasiru whose shot is block, Anabila with a rebound but ball goes over the bar.

90′- Time added on is 3 minutes

90+3′- FT: Kotoko 0-0 Hearts

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