‘It is not fair’ – Bechem coach Kassim Mingle bemoans poor refereeing in Kotoko defeat

Bechem United coach, Kassim Mingle Ocansey, has said his team was not treated fairly in their 2-0 loss to Asante Kotoko last Sunday.

The Reds scored two late goals to tilt a game that looked like ending in a draw in their favour.

Kotoko defender Ismail Ganiyu escaped a red card in the first half for a reckless tackle on Clinton Duodu.

The center half went on to score a penalty in the dying embers to give Kotoko the lead.

“The penalty incident, I’m not sure it was a clear penalty. He(the culprit) just crossed in front of him(the victim).

“And you saw what happened? (Ganiyu’s tackle) it was a real red card offense. The last man was beaten and he tackled the player. He(the referee) could have given him(Ganiyu) a red card, he came and gave him a yellow card. Which is not fair.”

Nonetheless, Mingle attributed the ‘painful’ defeat to loss of concentration despite his side exhibiting a good performance for the majority part of the game.

“It is very bad. We played such a game, to lose in the dying minutes is very painful. But that is football for you.

“Some of my players lost concentration during the dying minute that cost our defeat,” he added.

source: Ghana Web