Nsoatreman FC booked themselves a maiden FA Cup semi-final appearance after defeating Real Tamale United at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium.
Real Tamale United suffered a painful exit from this season's edition of the competition after losing 1-0 to Nsoatreman FC at home on Sunday evening.
A first half header from Philip Ofori aided the Nsoatre based outfit to secure its first-ever appearance in the semis of the FA Cup competition.
Real Tamale United looked dangerous upfront in the early minutes but the back line of the visitors were resilient to prevent them from causing any havoc.
Ofori brilliantly opened the score for Nsoatreman FC on the stroke of halftime with a header via a corner-kick effected by Emmanuel Kotei.
The first half of the fixture ended in a 1-0 lead for Nsoatreman FC.
In the second half, Real Tamale United enjoyed majority of the game with some fearsome attacks but they were unlucky upfront as goalkeeper Daniel Afadzwu denied them with magnificent saves.
Real Tamale United threw in all their arsenals with the introduction of Baba Kushibo, Roland Frimpong and Mohammed Mankuyeli but it couldn't earned them the leveller to push the fixture into extra-time at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium.
Nsoatreman FC held on with the 1-0 lead to sail through the semi-final stage of the FA Cup competition.
Nsoatreman FC will face the winner of the quarter-final fixture between Aduana Stars and King Faisal in the FA Cup semis slated for later this month.
