Good evening and welcome to the live text commentary session of the Ghana Premier League clash between capital rivals Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics.
The Match Week 14 fixture between the two clubs will be played at the Accra Sports Stadium under floodlight with kick-off time set at 19:00GMT.
In the build-up to the match, Olympics has been doing all the talking on social media with a lot of shades towards the Phobians and will hope to translate that into a win at the end of the 90 minutes.
Known to be one of the most successful clubs in the country, Hearts of Oak is determined to pick up maximum points today to appease fans of the club who have complained bitterly over the team poor home record his season.
With the little rains in Accra, the epic encounter has been set up nicely and fans could be forced to stay on their feet throughout the 90 minutes.
Sit back and enjoy this live text commentary feed as the footballghana.com team continues its coverage of the Ghana Premier League.
Kick-off:
The match has started at the Accra Sports Stadium with Hearts playing from left as Great Olympics go the opposite way.
Early minutes here but the Phobians have so far been the better side. They have been on successive attacks and could get on the scoresheet if Olympics do not settle quickly.
GOAL!!
Joseph Esso puts Hearts into the lead after 16 minutes of action in the first half.
GOAL!! Hearts of Oak 1-0 Great Olympics ( Joseph Esso 16mins)#BringBackTheLove #GPLwk14 pic.twitter.com/k9q4FrI0ps
— Ghana Premier League (@GhanaLeague) March 11, 2020
Great Olympics have come in strong after conceding. So far a good performance from Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Richard Attah is protecting the lead for his side.
We have exhausted the 45 minutes of the first half as the four official signals for a minute of added time.
Halftime: We will be back after 15 minutes with the second half updates.
The second half of the match has started at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Hearts of Oak has started off from where they ended the second half. The Rainbow lads are showing they mean business as they search for their second goal of the match.
Goaal.
Hearts of Oak have doubled their lead courtesy a header from midfielder Benjamin Afutu.
Great Olympics in trouble now. They need to get a goal in the next 10 minutes or suffer at the hands of their rivals.
Goooooal.
Benjamin Afutu takes advantage of a rebound to score his second goal of the night.
At this stage, it will be difficult for the away team to get back into the game. They have been outplayed, possessed, and mauled.
Oh wait!
There is another goal. Winger Daniel Afriyie Barnieh has found the back of the net to hand Hearts of Oak a 4-0 win.
It is all over at the Accra Sports Stadium. Hearts of Oak take home all 3 points plus the bragging rights of the Mantse derby.