Hearts defeated ahead of weekend clash with rivals Kotoko

Hearts of Oak on Wednesday lost their Match Day 7 encounter 1-2 to Tema Youth in the Ghana Premier League.

The fixture was the last before the Phobians take on arch-rivals Asante Kotoko at home on Sunday.

Joseph Paintsil opened the scoring for the Tema side in the 3rd minute. Though Hearts retaliated by scoring in the 2nd minute of the second half through Thomas Abbey, an all important winner was grabbed by Ibrahim Yousif with 15 minutes to end the game.

In other matches, Hearts’ opponents on Sunday won their match 1-0 against WAFA. Frank Sarfo Gyamfi scored the only goal for the Porcupine Warriors.