Black Meteors beat Division Two club Port City FC 3-1 in friendly
In a friendly match at the Ghanaman Soccer Center of Excellence on Thursday afternoon, Ghana's U23 team, the Black Meteors, thrashed Division Two club Port City FC.
The match was intended to assess the team's capabilities ahead of their journey to Japan on Monday.
The Black Meteors defeated the newly formed side 3-1 thanks to two goals in the second half and one in the first.
Twenty minutes into the game, King Faisal attacker Kwame Peprah goal the friendly game's first goal by tapping in a cross from the right wing.
After being pushed through by Najeed Yakubu, Kwame Peprah was given the chance to add to his score, but he feebly fired the ball into the palms of the Port City goalkeeper.
Ibrahim Adams skillfully blasted home a fantastic free kick five minutes after the interval to level the score and put Port City FC back in the game.
After coming on from the bench, the Black Meteors answered quickly with a strong effort from Huda Issah, who connected superbly from a Jonah Attuquaye corner kick.
Substitute Philip Anane smashed his way past a couple of Port City FC defenders to score a close-range goal that brought the game to a 3-1 conclusion.
Next month, the Black Meteors will play international friendly games against Japan and South Korea.
Black Meteors XI vs Port City FC:
William Essu (GK)
Najeeb Yakubu Sampson Agyapong Uzair Alhassan Kobina Amoah
Emmanuel Essiam Ibrahim Salifu Jonah Attoquaye Percious Boah
Kwame Pepprah Daniel Afriyie
SUBS: Richmond Ayi came on for William Essu
Frimpong Boateng came on for Essiam
Patrick Mensah came on for Salifu Ibrahim
David Acquah came on for Najeed Yakubu
Samuel Boakye came on for Kwame Peprah
Huda Issah came on for Pervious Boah
Philip Anane came on for Daniel Afriyie
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