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Asante Kotoko midfielder, Emmanuel Gyamfi has said that he was disappointed after his side picked a vital point in a 1-1 stalemate with Medeama at the Akoon Park in Tarkwa on Sunday.

After a feisty first half with few chances for both sides on the afternoon, the Porcupine Warriors opened the scoring with a sublime finish by Kwame Opoku in the week 4 outstanding fixture.

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A late penalty converted by former Kotoko striker Abass Mohammed saved Medeama SC at their backyard.

Despite conceding the late equaliser, Gyamfi who assisted the Kotoko goal was pleased with the Reds’ passing game on the day.

“We were disappointed to come away with only a point after taking the lead, ” the winger said at the post-match conference.

“What disappointed me the most was that there was an earlier handball before the ball touched our player, but the referee ignored theirs and a penalty for ours.

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” The positive is that we possessed and passed well, and we will train harder to improve in those areas and also score more.”

Kotoko currently occupies the 6th position on the league log with 9 points from 6 games.

Asante Kotoko midfielder, Emmanuel Gyamfi, was significantly involved in his side’s 1-1 draw against Medeama SC at the Akoon Park in Tarkwa.

The two struggling sides shared the spoils in the week 4 outstanding fixture of the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.

Gyamfi, who has not been impressive since the commencement of the new campaign provided an incredible assist which Kwame Poku connected beautifully to put the Porcupine Warriors ahead.

The home side levelled through the spot by Abas Mohammed.

Asante Kotoko held Medeama in a 1-1 draw in their Ghana Premier League matchday four outstanding fixture in Tarkwa on Sunday afternoon.

Kwame Opoku netted for the Porcupine Warriors with Abass Mohammed snatching the equalizer through the spot on the death.

Speaking after the game, Johnson Smith indicated that he was not enthused about the performance of the referees.

He, however, explained that his players were tactically disciplined.

Watch the post-match interviews of coach Johnson Smith and his opponent Samuel Boadu below:

Medeama head coach Samuel Boadu believes his side was not treated well by referees who handled their 1-1 draw with Asante Kotoko on Sunday at the Akoon Park in Tarkwa.

Boadu felt some refereeing decisions did not help his club in their Week 4 outstanding game against the Porcupine Warriors on Sunday.

Kotoko took the lead through Kwame Poku but Medeama with a few minutes to end the game levelled from the spot through Abass Mohammed after Habib Mohammed had handled a ball inside the box.

The young tactician is not ready to express his displeasure for fear of being fined by the Ghana Football Association

“I don’t want to talk about officiating because if I voice out what is in me, I’m will be paying GH¢ 5,000 to the GFA,” he told StarTimes in a post-match interview.

“I don’t know the crime Medeama has committed against the referees. Officiating both home and away hasn’t been good for us.”