The Ghana Premier League matchday 11 top-liner between Aduana Stars and Asante Kotoko in Dormaa produced a something unusual as the two teams played with 10 players in the first half.
The two teams went contrary to the norm of fielding 11 players at the start of a match at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park.
According to reports, before kickoff, that Aduana’s Farouk Adams and Kotoko’s Martin Antwi had suffered injuries and required treatment.
Their treatment seemed to be delaying the start, so referee Alphonso Atiapah decided to get things underway. Per association football rules a team is required to field a minimum of seven players.
After receiving treatment, none of the two still came onto the pitch first – a move that is reported to have been borne out of superstition. According to grapevine sources, the superstitious instructions were that the team whose player entered the pitch first would lose.
The teams completed the first half with 10 men each, and the score was goalless. In the second half, the two players finally made their way onto the pitch.
The game ended 1-0 in favour of Aduana Stars.
