With a thrilling 3-2 victory over Medeama SC at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday, Asante Kotoko maintained their hopes of winning the Ghana Premier League title, cutting the lead to two points with one round of games left.
In the absence of Kwame Opoku, who is playing for Ghana internationally at the Unity Cup in London, Albert Amoah scored an incredible hat-trick to lead the Porcupine Warriors to a crucial victory in front of their home crowd.
When Medeama took the lead in the fifth minute thanks to a goal from Kingsley Braye, the Kumasi crowd fell silent. However, Kotoko fought back, and Amoah equalized the score with a penalty kick in the 23rd minute before doubling his total with a close-range strike in the 41st to give the home team a 2-1 advantage at halftime.
After the visitors put up a fight in the second half, Manuel Mantey's goal in the 67th minute put the score back in balance. But Amoah was not finished yet, and he completed his hat-trick and gave Kotoko all three points with a cool finish in the 78th minute.
On the last day, Kotoko will take on the already secure Vision FC, two points behind league leaders Nations FC. Medeama, who are no longer in the top four, will play Berekum Chelsea at home in Tarkwa to end their season.
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