Hearts of Oak, after beating Bechem United at home and AshGold in an away fixture returned home and failed to maintain their winning run and even had to come from a goal down to draw level.

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Joseph Mensah put the visitors in the driving seat in the second half, but Hearts of Oak restored parity some few minutes later with the equaliser from a direct freekick

The Phobians after the equaliser pushed more men upfront in search for the match needed win, but Elmina Sharks deployed a defensive strategy and decided to catch the hosts on counter breaks.

And in one of such moves Elmina Sharks almost went up again, but they were denied a goal