Here is the re-live action of the full 90 minutes played game between Accra Hearts Of Oak and Ashanti Kotoko at the Accra sport stadium.
FULL-TIME
Hearts of Oak have won it.
Daniel Barnieh the hero as Hearts win 1-0 to open a three points lead at the top of the Ghana Premier League.
The Phobians are three wins away from their first title in over a decade.
84 MINS
Hearts of Oak 6 minutes plus added time away from a famous win. Troubles for Kotoko as Christopher Nettey suffers a muscle injury and has been substituted. Patrick Razak is also replaced by Hearts.
80 MINS
Boadu makes a substitution. He replaces Ansah Botchway with Caleb Amankwah. (1-0).
78 MINS
Okrah, who is 1 v1 with the goalkeeper, can’t make a proper connection to the ball to draw Kotoko level. Hearts lucky. (1-0).
75 MINS
Fabio Gama’s long ball into the box is comfortably saved by Richard Attah. The Hearts goalkeeper hasn’t been troubled in the second half (1-0).
68 MINS
Barreto in reaction to the goal makes a substitution. Augustine Okrah comes on for Mudasiru Salifu. (1-0).
66 MINS – GOOAAL
Deadlock is finally broken. Daniel Afriyie Barnieh scores. A deflected shot fell kindly to him inside the box and he made no mistake by smashing the bal past Kwame Baah.
65 MINS
Apau has been solid at the back for Kotoko. He blocks a shot on target by Ibrahim Salifu.
60 MINS
Gama picks up Gyamfi inside the box with a fantastic through ball. The captain’s shot is wayward. Hearts survive (0-0)
59 MINS
A brilliant play on the secures Hearts a free kick. It is delivered into the box by Ibrahim Salifu straight to the head of Kotoko defender. Kotoko clear (0-0)
55 MINS
Andy Kumi's first action and he draws a foul and a yellow card for Addo Sowah. Fabio Gama tried to trick Richard Attah but the goalie gathers the ball.
54 MINS
Struggling start by Kotoko and Barreto reacts by taking off Evans Adomako. He is replaced by anothr attacker Francis Andy Kumi. (0-0)
52 MINS
Patrick Razak shot inside the box is blocked but before that Ibrahim Salifu delayed when he just had to send a simple pass to Barnieh to score. (0-0).
49 MINS
Hearts win a free kick on the right side of Kotoko's box. Habib Mohammed, already on a yellow card, brings down Patrick Razak but it is not bad enough to warrant a second booking. Ibrahim Salifu curls the ball but Kwame Baah clear.
SECOND HALF STARTS
Hearts of Oak return with the clear intention of winning this. They are pushing forward. (0-0)
HALFTIME
The first half ends without a goal. There was no clear cut chance for either side but Fatawu Mohammed hit the woodwork. Before that, Hearts of Oak lost midfield dynamo Emmanuel Nettey to injury.
Fabio Gama and Ibrahim Salifu - the two gifted playmakers - struggled to influence the game due to tight marking.
45 MINS
Fabio Gama is prevented from having a simple tap in. Mohammed Alhassan with the timely intervention. The resulting corner is dealt with by Richard Attah.
37 MINS - GOAL-SAVING TACKLE
Robert Addo Sowah saves Hearts. He times his tackle perfectly to win the ball ahead of Emmanuel Gyamfi would have been one on one with the goalkeeper.
36 MINS - WOODWORK
Hearts captain Fatawu Mohammed hits the woodwork after a relentless run into the box. The rebound is blocked before Kwame Baah comfortably collects.
34 MINS
Boadu would be pleased with a yellow card to Habib Mohammed. It was a bad tackle on Barnieh and the referee with another right decision.
So one yellow card apiece as it stands.
32 MINS
Fabio Gama is fouled. Samuel Boadu remonstrates on the touchline and he picks up the first yellow card. (0-0)
25 MINS
Emmanuel Gyamfi goes down in the box but the referee is happy with the challenge. Kotoko have settled and are attacking in the numbers now.
19 MINS - GOOD SAVE
Richard Attah with a good save to prevent Patrick Asmah from scoring a free kick. The delivery was heading to the top right corner. Fabio Gama who is being heavily policed won the free kick.
15 MINS
Kotoko captain Emmanuel Gyamfi leads by example with a dazzling run and sends a low cross but nobody arrives to connect. Hearts clear their lines. (0-0)
13 MINS - GREAT CHANCE
Hearts work the ball brilliantly into Kotoko box but Afriyie Barnieh's goal-bound effort is blocked. Kwame Baah was in no man's land at that moment. (0-0).
9 MINS
Hearts of Oak's early dominance results in another free-kick. Nettey hits a powerful shot which flys over the bar but he quickly falls again and his day is over after barely 10 minutes. Hearts of Oak fans give him a standing ovation as he is stretchered off the field.
Frederick Ansah Botchway takes his place.
7 MINS
Emmanuel Nettey falls without any challenge. He is up after receiving treatment. The Phobians would be hoping he doesn't go off.
Hearts of Oak at the moment in control. Kotoko struggling to get a foothold.
4 MINS - FIRST SAVE
Kwame Baah with the first save of the game. A fairly comfortable one, as Emmanuel Nettey's strike from long-range, lacks power.
3 MINUTES PLAYED
Christopher Nettey has seen more of the ball than any Kotoko. Initially, he slipped in Hearts of Oak half while on attack but his back on defensive duty to win a free-kick. (0-0)
EARLY PRESSURE FROM HEARTS
Two corner kicks in quick succession for Hearts of Oak but on both occasions, they were unable to trouble Kwame Baah.
GAME UNDERWAY
First free-kick awarded to Asante Kotoko seconds after referee Daniel Laryea whistles for the start of the match.
KICKOFF SOON
The two teams are out on the pitch. Kotoko appears to be throwing something into the stands (where their fans are) while some Hearts players have flowers behind their ears.

