Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu says his side game plan was affected after Gladon Awako’s injury.
Caleb Amankwah scored late to give Hearts of Oak a point against the Asante Kotoko in the first Super Clash of the season on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium.
In the 57th minute, Yussif Mubarik reacted quickly in the box to scramble home to give Kotoko the lead.
Kotoko thought they had won all three points minutes to the end, but Amankwah stunned them with a goal in the 88th minute to save the day for the Phobians, who clearly were second best on the afternoon in Kumasi.
After the game, the former Medeama gaffer blamed Awako’s injury for the club’s unimpressive performance against Kotoko.
“I wanted to outplay them because I know Hearts of Oak is better than Kotoko. Awako picked a knock and that destroyed our plan, as for Kotoko I know their weakness so I told my boys to keep their composure because we will bounce back”
Hearts are without a win three games into the season while Kotoko have one point after their first game.