Watch the moment Hearts legend Don Bortey was denied entry before Kotoko clash

There was play some connected and disconnected the transportation connected Sunday, May 4, 2025, arsenic Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko played retired a goalless gully astatine the Accra Sports Stadium.

But earlier a shot was adjacent kicked, chaos erupted astatine the entranceway to the interior perimeter erstwhile Hearts fable Don Bortey was denied entry.

The erstwhile winger, erstwhile adored for his exploits successful the celebrated Phobian shirt, arrived astatine the venue with a tiny entourage but was amazingly stopped by information personnel, who insisted helium lacked the indispensable accreditation.

Tensions flared arsenic Bortey’s associates argued with officials, demanding helium beryllium allowed into the transportation area. 

The commotion attracted dozens of onlookers, concisely disrupting the pre-match atmosphere. 

Eventually, bid was restored, but the incidental formed a shadiness implicit the fixture's build-up. On the field, Hearts of Oak and Kotoko delivered a tense and fiercely contested clash that yet failed to nutrient a extremity but was affluent successful play and intensity.

Kotoko started connected the beforehand foot, rapidly asserting dominance and creating aboriginal chances. However, Benjamin Asare, successful the Hearts goal, played a cardinal relation successful keeping his broadside successful the game, producing respective important saves successful the archetypal half.

Hearts grew into the contention astir the half-hour mark. A miscommunication successful the Kotoko backline astir talented them an opener successful the 33rd minute, and from the resulting corner, a header was dramatically cleared disconnected the line.

The 2nd fractional saw much end-to-end action. Hearts started stronger, with Stephen Appiah Asare forcing a crisp prevention from Mohammed Camara successful the 47th minute. 

Kotoko responded done substitute Saaka Dauda, whose low-driven effort narrowly missed the acold post.Despite expanding unit from Hearts, peculiarly done the lively Albert Amoah, neither broadside could find the slayer touch.

The effect leaves Asante Kotoko successful 4th spot with 51 points and Hearts of Oak successful sixth with 46 points, with the Phobians' faint hopes of a league rubric each but dashed.

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