Jordan Opoku
Berekum Chelsea yesterday scored three unanswered goals against Medeama to return to the Glo Premier League summit, a position they lost momentarily to Asante Kotoko last week.
The former Ghana champions shrugged off their 0-3 thrashing by Hearts of Oak last week to score in both halves – two in the first half and one in the second half – when the visitors were numerically disadvantaged following Henry Entsir’s red card.
Skipper for the afternoon Obed Owusu headed home a Jordan Opoku cross in the 27th minute for the opener, to crown the home side’s brilliant efforts.
The goal unsettled the Moses Parker men and Chelsea took advantage of the situation to double the lead a few minutes before the break, through substitute Landry Bosson when he fired home an acute strike to the left side of the roof.
Medeama, until the first two goals, were composed in defence, with goalkeeper Joseph Halm making brilliant interventions.
A free kick opportunity near the box came the visitors way, giving them the opportunity to pull one back just after the break, but a timely save by goalkeeper Iddrisu Abubakar denied them.
Chelsea fought on and Bismark Idan earned the home side a spot kick opportunity three minutes to the end of the game. James Ato Bissah converted the spot kick perfectly to make it three.
At the Sunyani Coronation Park, Kotoko dropped two vital points to lose their grip on the top spot after drawing 1-1 with Aduana Stars to slip to the second spot on the log.
Godfred Saka scored from a free kick 13 minutes into the game for Aduana, but Kotoko’s resilience paid off when striker Kofi Nti Boakye canceled the lead 16 minutes before recess.
GPL Scores @ Glance
Liberty 3, Lions 1
Edubiase 1, Faisal 0
RTU 2, Arsenals 0
Dwarfs 1, T. Youth 0
All Stars 0, Hearts 0
Amidaus 1 Ashgold 0
Chelsea 3, Medeama 0
Kotoko 1, Aduana 1
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