Contrasting headlines -- "Dreams suffer first home defeat" and "Kotoko end barren away from home run" were the perfect headlines from the Theatre of Dreams after the

Three Kotoko players, Dauda Mohammed, Obed Owusu, and Amos Frimpong were the only outfield players who touched the ball before it found its way into the net of Mozart Adjetey.

The Porcupine Warriors were nearly perfect in every department of the game. Ernest Sowah pulled off Manuel Neuer-like saves, Ahmed Adams and Edwin Tuffour were thicker, Kojo Poku and Stephen Nyarko were beasts, and Dauda Mohammed's combination with Obed Owusu was acidic as they held on to continue their revival under interim boss, Michael Osei.

Dreams FC had the better spells in the game, but they lacked the ingredient needed to draw parity as Eric Gawu, Lawson Berkui and Emmanuel Eli all fired blank from the box of Kotoko.

Below are the five things we learnt from

1. Michael Osei has an effect in Kotoko players.

Michael Osei's animated gestures on the touchline on Wednesday speak volumes of a coach who seeks perfection. His words seem to vibrate in the players and their work rate is a testimony.

At the dying embers of the game when Dreams FC poured forward to grab the needed equalizer, Emmanuel Lomotey sent in thunderous shot which hit the face of Amos Frimpong, the applause from his coaches was exceptional.

Some players could have chosen the turf to win sympathy, but it was the opposite. Ernest Sowah played about an hour of the game limping and many other situations showed the players desire to be Porcupines.

2. Emmanuel Lomotey, Dreams FC potential gold.

If there was any player on the pitch who knew the perimeter of the playing field, then it is Emmanuel Lomotey.

The lanky midfielder barely kept a wrong foot and he was the architect of everything perfect for Dreams FC. His vision, timing, passing and first touch is golden. He needs to be more robust, though.

3. Kotoko regaining pre-season confidence.

During the pre-season, Kumasi Asante Kotoko were second to none. They oozed class from the alpha to omega with impressive 12 wins in 14 matches.

But after losing to WAFA on Match Week 1 of the season, ice engulfed the spines of the team and they've since developed phobia for the ball.

The story however was different against Dreams FC. The team showed character, determination and unafraid of losing the ball. The attacked in unison and vice versa.

4. Dreams FC must learn to recover from set-back.

If 'if and but' had a say in the results of football, Dreams FC would be smiling.

They had numerous goal scoring opportunities, but were erratic because they were in a haste to equalise and probably, win the game. The early goal was a sucker punch which unsettled them and keeping their nerves calm would have been the perfect solution to the set-back.

Similar situations will come their way in subsequent games, and they will have to dig deep to earn points.

5. Was Duncan Kotoko's problem?

The question since day one of the season is "who is the cause of the downward spiral in performance cum results of Kumasi Asante Kotoko?"

After a series of poor results in the first seven games in all competitions under David Duncan, people responsible to play certain roles shirked responsibility and Duncan had to step aside until further notice.

And all over the sudden, the team have won three games in all competitions, scoring 6 and conceding only 1.

Was Duncan at fault for abysmal results?