Slavko Matic, the coach of Hearts of Oak, attributed his first draw to Karela's 30-minute delay - Lotal Ghana

 Slavko Matic, the coach of Hearts of Oak, attributed his first draw to Karela's 30-minute delay

 

Slavko Matic, the coach of Hearts of Oak, attributed his first draw to Karela's 30-minute delay

At the Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Hearts of Oak celebrated their 111th birthday by drawing 0-0 with Karela United.

 

 

 

The BetPawa Premier League winning streak of the new head coach, Slavko Matic, has come to an end. He attributes the scoreless draw with Bismark Kobby Mensah's team to a 30-minute delay in play.

 

 

 

Otanga Mvouo and Isaac Mensah, two replacements from his previous success at Cape Coast Sports Stadium, started ahead of Konadu Yiadom and Eric Esso against Karela United, which was a significant surprise from the new manager of the current MTN FA Cup champions.

 

 

 

Afriyie Barnieh's off-target header into a wide goal and a rebound to wonder youngster Gideon Asante were the best plays for the home team despite numerous scoring chances for neither club.

 

 

 

Accra Hearts of Oak had the majority of possession in their pursuit of a third victory in the BetPawa Premier League.

 

 

 

At the same time, Accra Hearts of Oak's free interpositional game against Karela United, led by Serbian coach Slavko Matic, was intended to frustrate them.

 

 

 

In their last three encounters with Accra Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium, Karela United harassed the players in midfield and slowed down the game.

 

 

 

Accra Hearts of Oak's head coach, when asked about what went wrong in the game to result in a drawn tie in a post-match press conference with StarTimes, blamed the opponent playing for thirty minutes for his team's first BetPawa Premier League draw.

 

 

 

Matic began, "One point means nothing to Accra Hearts of Oak; we aim to win all three." I'm happy for my guys and the supporters. Today, we merit victory. I won't say anything else other than to express my disappointment in the referees today. "All I can say that isn't football is that opponents spent 30 minutes today."