2023 MTN FA Cup: Legon Cities beat Accra Great Olympics on penalties

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Legon Cities beat Accra Great Olympics on penalties on Saturday afternoon to move to the next round of the MTN FA Cup.

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Legon Cities started the game very well, Abdul Rahman had a chance to fire them ahead in the 5th minute but missed from close range.

Accra Great Olympics had a chance at goal but their effort was cleared by Nii Bortey in the 35th minute.

Legon Cities made a change a few minutes before halftime. Abdul Rahman was replaced by Ntim Manu.

After halftime, both teams tried to break the deadlock but all their efforts went wide.

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Legon Cities made two more changes, Alidu Mohammed and Sadat Mohammed replaced Samuel Armah and Michael Ampadu in the 60th minute.

Goalkeeper Slyvester Sackey made a great in the 70th minute to deny Accra Great Olympics a goal.

Dennis Wazorzi was sent off by the referee in the 90+4 minute.

The game went straight to penalties after a 0-0 score. The Dade boys missed two and scored three while Legon Cities missed one and scored four.