Asante Kotoko showed low performance at home in front of Al Hilal Omdurman yesterday. The Porcupine Worriors lost battle 1-0 to Al Hilal Omdurman in the CAF Champions League second round first leg meeting.
The visitors had a bright start to the first half as they dominated the play in the first few minutes. With the hosts failing to settle, the Sudanese club continues to grow in confidence. And they came close to scoring in the first ten minutes.
In the end, Asante Kotoko luckily stayed in the game at the end of the first half. And it was with a chance to come in stronger in the second half.
Unfortunately for the Ghanaian giants, they just didn’t have the firepower to outplay Al Hilal. The away team continued to exert their superiority in the second half, threatening almost every five minutes.
After series of attacking plays, Al Hilal finally had the breakthrough in the 77th minute when Vinny Bongonga scored from close range after he was assisted by Mohammed Quatarra.
With this defeat, Asante Kotoko has a difficult task ahead of the reverse fixture that will take place in Sudan.