Dwarfs win against Aduana stars and climb on 7th

By Axel Patsch

On a cloudy afternoon on April, 10^th, the Ebuasa Mysterious Dwarfs hosted the Aduana Stars at Robert-Mensah-Stadium in Cape Coast. 

While the home team still needs every point to avoid relegation, the visitors were seeded 4^th in the GLO Premier League. In front of an estimated 2,000 fans, Aduana had more posession of the ball at the beginning, but did not come close to the Dwarfs' goal. The home team had a few scoring chances, but most of the times it took them to long to direct the ball towards the net. After 30 minutes, Dwarfs forward Bancey took a shot from 10 meters left of the goal but it went straight into the arms of Aduana netminder Adams. In the 40^th minute, the Stars had their biggest chance when they hit the crossbar from 16 meters. Only three minutes later, Dwarfs midfielder Kwame Asimeng Frimpong scored with a beautiful one-timer from 20 meters, a ball Adams never saw before it ended up in the back of the net.

During the second period, the green and yellow home team had control over the game and although trailing 1-0, Aduana never gave the crowd the impression that they are trying to turn the game around. But also the Dwarfs now sat back instead of trying to extend their lead. One of the few highlights during the second was a freekick from 22 meters which went way high above the goal. For goalkeeper Ekow Ampiah, who sometimes had trouble handling the ball, it was a quiet afternoon.

During the dying minutes of the game, the visitors opened their defense to try and force the equalizer, but lost the ball several times. Dwarfs could not profit from these turnovers but they were able to bring home the well deserved victory which helped them to climb on the 7^th rank in the league.

Dwarfs mananger Jonas Commey stated after the game that he was quite happy with his team's effort. The team controlled most of the game and deserved the win. Commey said that at the moment the team plays better on the road because the pressure and the expectations of the home crowd are quite high obviously they could live up to expectations against Aduana.