Hearts of Oak coach Frank Nuttall says his side's 1-0 defeat to AshantiGold at home is only a blip and not a portent of things to come.

Daniel Gozar's 11th minute strike was enough to hand the Phobians their first home defeat of the season.

It was a bad result for Hearts who were seeking to win to keep the tabs on leaders WAFA.

Nuttall was not surprised his team was brought down to earth by a bouyant AshGold side.

''In the game of football, what's possible? A win, a loss or a draw. One of these can happen or game abandoned. So am I surprised? Am I shocked? These things happen. It's a football game,'' the Scotsman said in the post-match interview.

Hearts remained in third place but seven points behind the leaders.