1.
GTV Kick off start of match. Simba playing left to right
0.06

2.
SV Scoreboard 0-0
0.08

3.
SV PAN Break out of defence and kick ball up field but cleared by goal-keeper
0.19

4.
SV Goalkeeper kicks to opposing player
0.26

5.
SV Crowd
0.27

6.
SV Simba attack and score goal
0.37

7.
GV Scoreboard
0.38

8.
GV Hearts kick off and attack
0.56

9.
SV Crowd
0.58+

10.
LV Hearts attack and good save by Simba goalkeeper
1.10

11.
LV Corner. Hearts goalkeeper saves headed attempt at goal and clears
1.36

12.
LV High clearance headed into goal by Hearts forward
1.44

13.
SV PAN Crowd
1.47

14.
GV Scoreboard Hearts 1 Simba 1
1.49

15.
GV Second half with hearts now wearing white playing left to right. General play. Hearts win corner
2.14

16.
GV Crowd
2.16

17.
LV PAN Corner to Hearts but Simba clear
2.29

18.
GV Crowd
2.30

19.
GV PAN Simba attack Crowd look on simba attack result in goal (3 shots)
2.50

20.
Scoreboard at end of goal Simba win 2 - 1
2.53

21.
GTV Crowd on pitch at end of game
3.00



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SPORT: SOCCER

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Background: The Ghanaian soccer club side hearts of Oak disappointed a large home crowd when they were beaten 2-1 by the Tanzanian team, Simba. The game was the first of a two match series between the two teams in the Africa Clubs' championship.

Despite a vocally opposed crowd, the Simba players stayed tight in defence and their forwards proved more than a match for Hearts. by contrast the home side failed to mark their men and showed little fight after the Simba first goal which many thought was offside. The referee didn't rule it as such and while the heart's players waited for a whistle, Kibodeni kicked the ball into the net to make the score one nil in the visitors' favour.

Hearts equalised twenty minutes later.

At half time the home side changed from their traditional technicolour shirts into an all white uniform. they played better, but were still not strong enough to stop Simba scoring the deciding goal just before the end of the game. hearts had their chance to at least draw the match through a penalty, but it was missed.

The return match to decide who goes through to the next round of the championship will be played in tanzania in two weeks.

SYNOPSIS: A capacity crowd packed Accra stadium on Sunday to see home side Hearts of Oak, Playing from right to left, meet the visiting Tanzanian club Simba in the first leg of their Africa Clubs' Championship tie.

After only three minutes the home crowd was shocked into silence as the ball ran to Simba forward Kibodeni who put in into the back of the net. The Hearts' players protested he was offside but the goal was allowed.

Hearts seemed stunned by the decision and their play fell away
The Hearts attacks in the first half were few and their forwards found the defence too tight.

Hearts gradually found their feet and their defence stood firm
In the 26th minute Hearts equalised through Lamptey...... he too looked offisde, but the goal was allowed.

For the second half hearts changed to an all white uniform and attacked from the outset to win a corner.

The Hearts forwards forced errors and won a succession of corners.

But in the first few minutes of injury time Simba were back on the attack and scored the winning goal. Kibodeni was again the scorer.

Simba won the game two-one and are now favourites to win the return match in Tanzania in two weeks and go into the next round of the championships.