The Phobians could not recover from their poor start of the season as they shared the spoils with Aduana Stars
Hearts of Oak shared the spoils 1-1 with Aduana Stars on matchday three of Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.
After failing to pick a win in two games and coming under intense pressure, coach Samuel Boadu could not guide his side once again to grind results when it mattered most against their bogey side.
Hearts came into the game on the back of two stalemates on a row against Legon Cities and WAFA but striker Kofi Kordzi thought he had done the most important thing on the pitch to save the blushes of his boss only to be stunned by a resilient Aduana.
The striker, who rejoined the Phobians after a short stint in the Arabian world, netted what initially proved to be the all-important goal by the 10th minute after fluffing several half chances initially.
The bulky striker combined with Afriyie Barnieh and perfectly slotted his effort beyond the reach of goalkeeper Joseph Addo.
After the break, Hearts continued from where they left and probed further for more goals.
On the 62nd minute, Kofi Kordzi was presented with a begging opportunity to double Hearts’ lead but his last ditch effort was saved by Aduana goalkeeper Joseph Addo.
Aduana, after struggling to contain Hearts, found an open in the hosts’ defence by the 79th minute but defender Mohammed Alhassan brought the Aduana Stars striker down and conceded a penalty.
The referee further compounded their woes as he sent the defender off for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity. Bright Adjei scored from the resulting penalty kick.
Hearts now sit tenth on the log as they have three points from three games. They are six points behind league leaders and arch rivals Asante Kotoko.
