Hearts of Oak head coach Martin Koopman declined to comment on the penalty incident involving his team and Karela United in their match at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium on Saturday.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Koopman mentioned that it was a tough game with both sides showing fighting spirit, and he emphasized the importance of having that spirit in addition to playing nice football.
He chose not to discuss the referees’ decisions and focused on the outcome, stating that they didn’t lose, and their goal for the next game is to win.
Karela United also had a penalty opportunity, but Richmond Ayi, the Hearts of Oak goalkeeper, saved Solomon Adoma’s shot.
“It was a tough game from both sides we start not so good because 1-0 behind and I think in the second half we picked it up we got a little more fighting spirit he said after the game,” he told StarTimes.
“You can play nice football but you must also have fighting spirit the second half was okay at the end 1-1. “You can also have a penalty but I don’t talk about referees so 1-1 not losing next game we must win.”
