Berekum Chelsea secured their first away win of the Ghana Premier League season with a 2-0 victory over Heart of Lions at the Kpando Stadium on Saturday.Goals from Dramani Awuah and Paul Attah Agyei in the 40th and 70th minutes respectively handed Chelsea all three points, despite Heart of Lions enjoying the greater share of possession.Awuah opened the scoring against the run of play in the 40th minute, punishing the hosts after they had enjoyed periods of dominance. The goal gave Chelsea a crucial advantage heading into the break.Heart of Lions continued to control possession after the restart but struggled to translate their dominance into clear-cut chances. Chelsea remained disciplined and capitalised on their opportunity in the 70th minute, when Attah Agyei doubled the visitors lead to put them firmly in control.The statistics reflected Lions dominance in possession, with the hosts enjoying 70 per cent of the ball and winning 11 corner kicks compared to Chelseas 30 per cent possession and one corner. However, the visitors proved more clinical in front of goal.The defeat marks a second consecutive loss for Heart of Lions, who will look to recover when they travel to face Bibiani Gold Stars.Chelsea, meanwhile, climb to seventh on the league table, overtaking Heart of Lions, and will aim to build on their breakthrough away result when they host Samartex in their next fixture.Fuseini Zackaria was named Man of the Match for his performance in Chelseas important victory.
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