Our Strikers Failed Us In Medeama Defeat - Ashgold

2014/15 Ghana premier league champions, Obuasi Ashantigold SC lost their first competitive game of the season as a loan goal from Medeama forward, was enough for the Tarkwa based side to win the coveted super clash trophy.

 

 

Both teams needed the game as Ghana’s sole representative in CAF champions league and confederations cup tournament as league winners and FA cup champions and Medeama SC played as the better side of the two.

Ashgold believe a combination of poor officiating from referee David Lartey and strings of bad luck caused their defeat but the club is ready to fix the goal scoring challenge.

 

Speaking in an interview to Kumasi based, Boss fm, the club’s communication director, Kofi Yawson believes the super clash game has revealed the loop holes within the team and the competence of coach Bashiru Hayford will help fix the cracks.

 

“Our attack disappointed us in the defeat to Medama during the super cup clash and the technical team immediately after the game addressed the team.”

 

“For the next few training sessions the focus will be on fine tuning the attackers going into an elimination competition like the CAF champions league. Like in all elimination competitions goals play a huge factor and the technical handlers will fix that,” he added.

 

Ashgold will face Algerian club, Mo Bejaia on Sunday as the club returns to continental competition for the first time since 1997.

Our Strikers Failed Us In Medeama Defeat - Ashgold

Ghana Is Far Behind In Terms Of Football Infrastructure - Tom Strand

Medeama SC head coach, Tom Strands has called on the stakeholders of Football in Ghana to help improve upon infrastructure and the structures if Ghana wants to meet up with the elite in football across the world.

 

 

The Swedish manager was addressing the media after he led his side to win the first trophy on hand when Medeama defeated league champions, Ashgold in the Super clash by a lone goal at the Accra Sports stadium.

Medeama SC known to play their tactical style of football under the Swedish coach laboured to display the game that wowed many fans of the club and the neutrals who witnessed the 2014/15 MTN FA cup final against Kotoko.

 

Tom Strands who signed from Bechem United after 2014 season believed Ghana can only match up to the rest of the world in terms of football only if they put the infrastructures and structures right.

 

He said, “It was difficult to play as the quality of football displayed from both – Medeama SC and Ashgold was below premier league quality. The pitch was ‘bomby’ and it was difficult to control the ball and when I sit behind my television and watch some of the league games, the play of football is much faster and smoother than we witness here.”

 

“If Ghana dreams of becoming a beautiful style of playing football then the infrastructure pitch) will have to meet the international standard and quality”, he added.

Ghana Is Far Behind In Terms Of Football Infrastructure - Tom Strand

We Don"t Need To Win Against Medeama But... - Coach Bashiru Hayford

AshantiGold coach Bashiru Hayford has talked the favourite tag and win-at-all cost suggestion from football pundits and some fans going into the annual curtain-raiser for the upcoming 2015/16 Ghana premier league season.

 

 

Ashantigold, First Capital Plus Bank Premier League winners last season will lock horns with FA Cup winners, Medeama SC at the Accra Sports Stadium in the season-opening encounter.

 

The 2014/15 Ghana premier league champions will need this game as the Obuasi based prepare for a return to CAF champions competition against Algerian side, Mo Bejaia on February, 14 after been absent  for over a decade.

 

Head coach of Ashgold, Bashiru Hayford says his target for the game (super clash) is for his charges to display good performance on the day ahead of their CAF Champions League,

 

The former Kumasi Asante Kotoko said, “we are not under any form of pressure all that we need is the performance on the day not even a win.”

 

He added, “it doesn’t mean should we play better (against Medeama SC) we won’t win but a victory will encourage and motivate both players, technical team and the supporters going into the game against Bejaia.

 

 

The two sides will represent Ghana in upcoming CAF inter-club football competitions – the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup, and the game could serve as an opportunity for both technical benches to have a close look at their teams as they head into Africa.

We Don"t Need To Win Against Medeama But... - Coach Bashiru Hayford

Blank: Ashgold Draw Goalless Against Chelsea In Opening G6 Tournament

Ashgold Held By Chelsea In GHALCA G6 Opening Match

Ghana premier league champions, Ashgold were held to a goalless draw by a brave Berekum Chelsea at the Essipong sports stadium in opening match of the inaugural GHALCA First Trust G6 tournament.

 

The first half of the game saw both sides produce plenty of goal scoring opportunities in the game but neither attackers showed much sharpness in front of goal justifying the rusty nature the players are in due to lack of competitive games.

Ashgold defender keeps Chelsea attacker under check

Sadick Adams, who joined Berekum Chelsea, after unsuccessful spells abroad  delivered his trademark powerful shot at goal but Ashgold goalie,  Robert Dabuo was equal to the test to save the Miners from going a goal down before the half time break.

 

Ashgold started the second half well with total command on the game by dictating the pace of the game and created clear goal scoring chances to win them the match.

Ashgold start an attack from midfield

The best chance of the evening fell the way of Emmanuel Osei, after a defense splitting pass came from Ato Bissah, but the substitute shot wide by missing the goal post by inches to give Chelsea a big sigh of relieve in the 85th minute.

Sadick Adams (middle) looks dejected after a couple of his shots at goal was saved by Ashgold goalie Dabou

Berekum Chelsea, following the inability of Osei to snatch the late winner for Ashgold took control of the game and almost secured all the three points through a powerful header from Collins Ameyaw to call.

 

Dabuo was called to duty once again in the 91st minute to produce a spectacular save from a powerful header from Berekum Chelsea’s Collins Amenyaw after Osei wasted a glorious opportunity to earn the Obuasi side all three points.

 

 

Blank: Ashgold Draw Goalless Against Chelsea In Opening G6 Tournament