Premier league debutantes Tamale City got their first ever win in the league after 8 games played.
Aduana Stars who are currently the league leaders going into the world cup break took the lead through Bright Adjei, a nice header to lob the goalkeeper. Sampson Eduku came on from the bench to score the equalizer for the Citizens. Isaac Mensah stepped up to convert a penalty spot to score the winner and complete a comeback over the leaders.
Here are 5 talking points from the game.
#1. Wasteful Citizens
Tamale City could have been up by 3 goals before half time, squandering a number of clear chances. Their major problem so far is converting their chances. A team who were breaking goal scoring records in the first division are finding it hard to score goals. With just 5 goals scored after 8 matches played, 2 open play goals scored and 3 are from the penalty spot.
#2. Emma Returns
Attacking fullback Emmanuel Kotei returned to the starting eleven after he was sacked by the club due to disciplinary issues. Emma was sent off in Tamale City lose against Legon Cities on match day 2. The management of the club issued a communique sacking the player. The fans weren’t happy about the decision of the club so it brought relieved to the citizens fan base seeing him back into team after he issued an apology letter to the club. The full back was impressive today for Tamale City.
#3 Penalty Expert
Man of the match Isaac Mensah is the top scorer of Tamale City in the league with 3 goals, all 3 coming from the penalty spot with a 100% conversation rate. The forward has been Tamale City savior when they needed it most. His goals qualified Tamale City into the Premier league and he is also the first player to score Tamale City first ever premier league goal.
#4 Referee failed to control the game
It was a heated game right from the first whistle to the last. Numerous clashes between opposite players and players having clashes with the linesman and center man. The game ended with players from opposite sides engaging in a fight with the security person had to involved themselves.
#5 Always concedes first
Tamale City have conceded the first goal in 7 of the 8 matches played in the league. The one time they did not concede first, they kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw against Dreams Fc.
By Osman Zakaria
