Kumasi soccer fans will have a real taste of local soccer brewed at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium today as Obuasi Ashgold and Accra Hearts of Oak clash in the first semi finals of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity Foundation match, while Wa All Stars also clash with Kumasi Asante Kotoko in the second semi-final match.
All Stars achieved this feat by defying all odds to defeat Alhaji Grunsah’s King Faisal by a lone goal when they clashed last Wednesday, while Ashgold accounted for Bechem Chelsea 5-3 on penalties after 90 minutes gruel without any goal.
Soccer fans did not turn out in their numbers to watch the opening matches, but with both Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko playing the same day at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, fans would be eager to watch the two most glamorous clubs on Friday.
With the current form of Accra Hearts of Oak, fans would expect them to devour Ashgold to set a date with Kotoko who are also expected to tear All Stars apart to set a date with their arch rivals in the grand finale.
The opening math between All Stars and King Faisal was quite dicey as both teams struggled to outdo each other
It was Joshua Otoo of All Stars who put his team on the winning way in the 39th minute by pouncing on a long cross and delivered a bullet that beat Ibrahim Iddrisu in post for Faisal.
Efforts by Faisal to equalise proved futile as the visitors defended their lone goal stoutly throughout the second half to set a date with Kumasi Asante Kotoko
The second match between Ashgold and Chelsea did not produce any goal and during the penalty shootout, the Obuasi lads carried the day to set a date with Hearts who have triumphed over them on two occasions during their 2010 Top 4 encounter.
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