A brace by Eric Kwabena Bekoe of Kumasi Asante Kotoko in their premier league encounter with Zaytuna F/C at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi last Saturday increased his goal haul to 15 in 22 league matches, getting him closer to the 2007/08 goal king title.
The 2-1 victory chalked up by Kotoko sealed the doom of Zaytuna, who have now joined Accra Great Olympics to the soccer wilderness next season. Zaytuna have so far accumulated 30 points from 29 league matches, and with only one match to end the 2007/08 premier league, there is no way they can escape the relegation net.
Bekoe, who missed a number of league matches due to his commitment to national assignment, scored the goals in the 28th minute and injury time in the first half, but he must be thankful to Kwabena Yaro, whose combination with him upfront proved too potent for the defenders of their opponents.
After holding Kotoko for the greater part of the first half, and coming close to taking the lead on a few occasions, the defenders of Zaytuna, made up of Yeboah Afranie, Godwin Osei Bonsu, Shardrach Kyei and Emmanuel Eyison, finally caved in, giving the Kotoko attackers much room to operate.
In one of their moves in the 28th minute, David Sarkodie of Kotoko pounced on a loose ball supplied by Kwabena Yaro, and after outwitting his marker, he entered the box and delivered a cracker which hit the side post and bounced back into play. Bekoe, who was hovering around the box, quickly connected with a volley which hit the back of the net for the opener.
The combination between Bekoe and Kwabena Yaro during injury time of the first half, again yielded positive results, as Yaro whisked past his markers with cheeky ease before releasing the ball to Bekoe outside the box. Bekoe floated an intelligent volley, beating Lugard Tetteh, in post for Zaytuna, to register his 15th goal in 22 league matches.
The second half saw both teams making series of changes ,but it was Zaytuna who benefited as they carried the game to their opponents and succeeded in reducing the tally through Frank Boateng in the 49th minute.
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