Hearts of Oak assistant coach David Ocloo has attributed his sides heavy defeat to Karela United in matchday 23 of the Ghana Premier League to bad defense.
The Phobians were handed their heaviest defeat this season by the Nzema based side who produced a dominant display in the game.
“Is a bad day but I think we didn’t play badly but defensively we were poor today, because you give your opponent time and space and you are punished and that is what happened today. The finishing was poor because we have couple of chances that should be a goal but we couldn’t utilize them” he said after the game.
Tanko Shaibu’s lads got off to a flying start with Emmanuel Boakye Owusu breaking the deadlock in the 17th minute.
Konadu Yiadom inadvertently turned the ball into his own net in the 32nd minute, giving Karela a two-goal cushion.
Hearts were reduced to 10 men after Rashid Okine was shown a straight red card just before half time.
Richard Berko scored in the 87th minute to wrap up a convincing win for Karela.
Hearts of Oak's title bid has suffered a significant setback, with the result leaving them in sixth place with 25 points after 23 matches.