Bolga Ghatel Ladies drop vital points in penultimate encounter with Ash Town Ladies

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga Bolgatanga Ghatel Ladies were held to a one all drawn game by Ash Town Ladies in their penultimate match of the Northern sector Women's League game played at the Bolgatanga Stadium last Sunday. Adama Alhassan put the hosts into the lead in the 27th minutes from a powerfully taken free kick from the outside of the 18 yard box but Ash Town Ladies secured an equalizer through Kate Adu Agyemann in the 54th minute. Tried as the host did to earn a victory, the visitors put up a fierce resistance forcing the game to end one goal apiece. The outcome of the game did not go down well with supporters of the home team. In deed, a section of the supporters even before the referee could end the game invaded the pitch on one occasion to attack the referee after disagreeing with a call against Ghatel Ladies but the timely intervention by policemen on duty and the chairman of the Referees Association of the Upper East Region,Dawoud Ouedraogo who went in to shield the referee from being harassed. Coach of Bolga Ghatel Ladies Sofo Abdul Amin in a post match interview said he was looking forward to collecting all three points at stake in their match with the visitors before proceeding away to play Prison Ladies in their last match. He said the draw against Ashtown Ladies was unfortunate but also decried output of the referee on the day. He was optimistic that the team will do well in their last game with Prison Ladies who won the first leg 2-0, with the hope of avoiding a play-off to determine which side joins teams to be relegated. The team that finishes bottom in either of the two sectors- Northern and Southern - after the season will be automatically relegated while the second from bottom sides will compete in a one-off fixture to determine which side joins the two other relegated sides. END