Asante Kotoko ended their 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season with a thrilling stalemate in the nation's capital against Accra Lions on Saturday afternoon.
Accra Lions were held by the reigning Premier League champions to a one-all draw in a Ghana Premier League match-week 34 encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The first half of the game looked balanced as both sides had few chances created but they failed to make them count as it ended in a scoreless draw.
Accra Lions commenced the fixture on a good note with some early incursions but a header from Abass Samari on the 13th minute went off target.
The home side enjoyed majority of the possession before the half-hour mark but they couldn't penetrate into the back line of Asante Kotoko.
Asante Kotoko gained possession in the last fifteen minutes of the first half as Cameroonian striker Franck Mbella Etouga was denied by goalkeeper Frederick Asare from scoring on the stroke of halftime.
The first department of the game ended in 0-0 stalemate with an end-to-end action.
Seven minutes after the break, Abdul Abass Samari brilliantly connected a well-struck free-kick by Hagan Frimpong to hand Accra Lions a 1-0 lead.
Accra Lions nearly doubled their lead through Dominic Nsobila but his powerful drive was fisted out by goalkeeper Kwame Baah on the 57th minute of the game.
Striker Franck Mbella Etouga had a goal glaring opportunity to level the score for Asante Kotoko on the 61st minute but he failed to slot the ball past Asare.
Coach Prosper Narteh Ogum's side dominated the last twenty-five minutes of the game with the introduction of Solomon Sarfo Taylor and Evans Adomako.
The Porcupine Warriors levelled the score in the dying embers of the game with a cool finish after a defensive blunder from Accra Lions left-back Ibrahim Issah on the 87th minute of the game.
Asante Kotoko were dominant in the final minutes of the fixture as they were in search for the match-winner but their efforts went futile as the game ended in a 1-1 draw at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Asante Kotoko are champions of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season winning for a record 24th time and received the trophy last Sunday in Kumasi after trouncing Elmina Sharks 3-0.
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