Hearts of Oak defender Kelvin Osei Asibey says the gamers had been pushed by a robust want to elevate the temper of supporters after their irritating draw with Aduana, a motivation that carried them to a slim 1-0 victory over FC Samartex on Friday.
The Phobians edged the Timber Giants on the College of Ghana Stadium to maneuver as much as second place within the Ghana Premier League standings on 28 factors, stage with Aduana, who nonetheless have a recreation in hand.
For Asibey, the end result was as a lot about efficiency because it was about restoring perception among the many fan base following a missed alternative of their earlier outing.
“It was vital to we the gamers, and likewise our supporters, as a result of our recreation in opposition to Aduana, we had been purported to win that recreation, however we couldn’t win the sport,” Asibey mentioned after the match.
“So coming into this recreation, no less than we now have to do one thing to make our supporters blissful.”
Hearts had been examined early when Samartex virtually took the lead inside two minutes. Christian Agyenim Boateng capitalised on a mistake by Abdul Karim, however his effort struck goalkeeper Solomon Agbasi within the face, permitting the hosts to flee punishment.
The scare sparked Hearts into life. Mawuli Wayo missed an early probability however shortly made amends by forcing an error from Roland Grippman contained in the field earlier than establishing Hamza Issah for the decisive end.
