Striker Kofi Owusu recorded the season’s first hat-trick as his side Berekum Chelsea thrashed Bechem United 4-2 to improve to third on the Ghana Premier League table.
It took 14 minutes for Owusu, a former Okwahu United and Liberty Professionals striker, to score the opener when he shoot past Ernest Adu after being set up by Benett Ofori.
Chelsea kept on pushing hard and Stephen Baffour loop a ball for Owusu to head home for goal number two just before the half-time whistle.
But Bechem United fought back to reduce the deficit on 76 minutes when midfielder Noah Martey fired home from a rebound.
With nine minutes left for play, Owusu sealed his treble when Samuel Kyere’s flicked ball from the midfield bounced in front of him and was shot with power and precision.
On the 90th minute mark, Stephen Baffour put the game beyond the reach of Bechem United with a header.
But the celebrations were short-lived when Martey stepped up to convert a penalty in stoppage time.