Liberty holds Hearts

Accra based Liberty Professionals on Wednesday held Accra Hearts of Oak to a 2-2 drawn game in their Ghana League Clubs (GHALCA) Top 4 soccer tournament at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Liberty started the game with early incursions in the Hearts vital area but it was Hearts who took the lead through Bernard Don Bortey in the 30th minute.

After both George Eranio and Emmanuel Donkor had missed clear chances that fell to them in the 22nd and 23rd minutes, respectively, Don Bortey took advantage of a free-kick in front of Liberty's box to shoot Hearts into the lead with goalkeeper Codgoe Addo flat-footed.

Liberty accepted the challenge and equalised 13 minutes later through hard working Jonathan Quartey. The player took advantage of a misunderstanding between indecisive Hearts Goalkeeper Laud Quartey and a defender, Kwame Antwi, who could have easily cleared the ball to safety.

From recess, Hearts mounted pressure on their opponents but it was Jonathan Quartey, who again scored in the 54th minute for Liberty after receiving a pass from William Tiero.

In the 55th minutes Eranio was substituted for Charles Allotey to beef up the Hearts attacking machine. The plan worked to perfection when Hearts made a quick incursion into their opponents box and got the equalizer through Donkor from Laryea Kingston's pass.