Referee Samuel Sukah awarded Hearts the penalty in the 82nd minute when he adjudged defender Ahmed Adams to have handled a shot from Sam Yeboah.
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Penalty or not? Watch Hearts' controversial penalty against Kotoko
An 83rd minute penalty converted by defender Vincent Atingah handed Accra Hearts of Oak all three points in a 1-0 victory over Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Sunday afternoon at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Protests from the Kotoko defenders did not stop the Referee Sukah from showing Adams a yellow card and sticking firm to his decision.
Atingah, a penalty expert from his days with Ebusua Dwarfs stepped-up and scored, despite having a heavily bandaged head from an injury suffered during the game.
He displaced young Kotoko goalie Felix Annan to score.
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Watch video of the controversial penalty above..
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