Former Hearts of Oak star Charles Taylor has praised Daniel Afriyie Barnieh for inspiring the Phobians to victory in the MTN FA Cup.
Hearts of Oak beat Bechem United 2-1 in the final at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, thanks to Barnieh’s brilliant winner.
Barnieh stepped up once more in a tight match, directing Gladson Awako’s well-timed cross into the net to secure Hearts’ only major trophy of the season.
“Afriyie Barnieh reminds me of myself in my prime. The goal he scored yesterday was quite difficult for any player to score.”
“The run and technique was excellent and if this goal had been scored by a player in Europe, he’d have been all over in the media,” Taylor said on Angel TV.
Hearts fell behind when Avornyo scored from close range, but Amankwah smashed home the equaliser on the stroke of halftime as the first 45 minutes ended 1-1.
Hearts improved after the break and were rewarded in the 60th minute when Barnieh directed a well-timed cross by Awako into the net.
Eight minutes later, Bechem’s woes were exacerbated when their star player, Augustine Okrah, was sent off for head-butting assistant referee.
Hearts held on to win the trophy for the 12th time.
