Asante Kotoko delivered a ruthless performance at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday, dismantling Bechem United 6-0 to extend their winning run and strengthen their title push.
The Porcupine Warriors set the tone early, with Morifin Donzo opening the scoring in the eighth minute, bundling the ball home from close range after sustained pressure.
Kotoko doubled their advantage in the 22nd minute when captain Samba O’Neil rose highest to head in, his effort taking a slight deflection off a Bechem United defender to wrong-foot the goalkeeper.
Donzo was not done yet, completing his brace in the 38th minute to cap a dominant first-half display and send Kotoko into the break with a commanding 3-0 lead.
Kotoko showed no signs of easing off after the restart. Eight minutes into the second half, Hubert Gyau made it 4-0, ending a six-game goal drought with his first strike since scoring against Young Apostles in November.
The goals continued to flow, and in the 61st minute, Johnson Owusu added the fifth, making it two goals in two games for the forward.
Substitute Kwame Opoku put the finishing touches on a one-sided contest, calmly chipping the Bechem United goalkeeper after coming off the bench to register Kotoko’s sixth goal of the afternoon.
Bechem United did fashion a rare opening late on, but goalkeeper Mohammed Camara produced a brilliant save in the closing minutes to preserve a clean sheet.
The emphatic victory sends Asante Kotoko to the top of the Ghana Premier League with 30 points as they continue their quest to reclaim the title.
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