Hearts of Oak sealed passage to the semi-finals of the MTN FA Cup following a 1-0 win against fellow Premier League side Elmina Sharks at the Nduom Sports Stadium on Saturday.
Caleb Amankwah scored a beautiful free-kick to send the Phobians into the last four of the competition.
The Phobians came close to scoring in the first half but Raddy Avouka’s shot wasn’t enough to beat the host’s goalkeeper.
Sharks goalkeeper Joseph Essam again denied Hearts of Oak’s Salifu Ibrahim from scoring with a good save.
Hearts of Oak scored from open play through Daniel Afriyie Barnie by the goal was ruled out for offside.
Frederick Ansah Botchway with a glorious opportunity on the 30th minute to hand the ‘Phobians’ the lead but only resulted in a wasted effort.
The game ended goalless in the first half with the two sides failing to find the back of the net.
Hearts of Oak nearly got the opener in the second half but Afriyie Barnie effort went wide for a goal kick.
The game ended goalless after regulation time,
Hearts of Oak took the lead kind of courtesy of a brilliant free-kick from Caleb Amankwah from 30 yards to snatch the win for the away side.
James Bissue failed to convert his chance into goal from a set-piece as Elmina Sharks exited the competition at home in the quarterfinals.
