Liberty Professionals recorded a 2-0 win over visiting Great Olympics at the Carl Reindorf Park in Dansoman on Sunday in a Ghana Premier League Week 5 game.
The “Scientific Soccer Lads” played the entire second half with a numerical advantage after Maxwell Abbey Quaye was sent off in the 45th minute but it took the individual brilliance of youngster Simon Appiah to win the game for them with a brace.
The home side started the game brightly by using their midfield to great effect with Ernest Danso pulling the strings as the Great Olympics players were pinned to their own half.
The first clear chance of the game fell to Abraham Wayo in the 25th minute but the attacker hit his effort wide after some great display on the left flank by Simon Appiah.
Liberty were virtually controlling the game as they switched their attack from the middle to the wide areas.
The deadlock of the game was broken in the 28th minute as Simon Appiah connected beautifully from an Abraham Wayo incisive cross to give Liberty the lead.
Great Olympics started to be cynical as they could not contain the artistry of the Liberty Professionals players. Maxwell Abbey Quaye who was having a nightmare as he got mesmerized by Wayo on the wings was sent off on the stroke of half time for a second bookable offense.
Great Olympics stepped up their game in the second half and begun making great incursions into the Liberty Vital area as the home side chose to play on the counter.
It took a masterstroke of defending from Maxwell Ansah to deny Great Olympics the equalizer in the 57th minute as he cleared Abdul Manan Mudasiru’s goal bound effort off the line.
Liberty brought on George Ansong for Godfred Atuahene, and Mubashar Issah for Stanley Aniagye as they sought to make use of their numerical advantage.
Simon Appiah put the game beyond the reach of Great Olympics with his second goal of the day in the 75th minute which eventually ended the visitor’s hopes of a comeback.
Liberty pushed more men forward for the third goal but Olympics played a compact game at the back until the referee blew his whistle for the end of the game.
