The 2014 Ghana beach soccer leagues have kicked off simultaneously in Accra with major upsets already recorded.

 

Defending champions and winners from the past two editions of the CAL Bank Championship league Keta Sunset Sports began their title defence with a 2-1 defeat to neighbours Havedzi Mighty Warriors.

 

Ten matches, in the Championship and lower tier Division One leagues were honoured on week one at the La Beach Soccer Arena.

Most beach soccer fans had trooped to the arena to witness the Keta derby between Sunset and Warriors regarded as Volta's best. Havedzi Warriors came out tops recording a tough 2-1 victory over their bitter rivals courtesy goals in from Kudadah Sampson and Michael Torsu.

 

The win was not without a cost as Warriors captain and man of the match Innocent Kumensah had to be stretchered off the sand pitch before the end of the third session.
 
Boosted by the result from the Volta derby, coach Maxwell Kpeglo of Ada Assurance wasted no time in dispatching newly promoted Nima BSC with a 5-2 thumping. The  Championship debutants Nima Bsc will take solace from bravery at getting on the score sheet twice through Seidu Traore, Something their compatriots  Gulf powers- who were trounced 3-0 by Dansoman Bsc , failed to do.
 
The two sides will no doubt have to roll up their sleeves to survive the stormy top flight of the Ghana Beach Soccer league.

In other matches, the Sharks from East Legon were off to a flier  as they posted a 4-2  win over  Teshie United thanks to Urriel Appienti and Alex Adjei. These two players spearheaded East Legon Sharks resurgence last season to ensure they stayed up.
 
Appienti's hatrick and a goal by Adjei sealed a good win and all three points. In the other local derby, Osu based Layoca defeated Wuo Gbee by 3-2 in a game where top goal scorer for the last two seasons Richard Osa opened his account.

 

In  Division One African Angels ,Golden Eagles  all got off to winning starts in their quest to secure promotion  with key victories over Winneba 1-2 ,and  Cape Coast Warriors 1-6 respectively. Nungua United made known their intentions of returning to Top flight Beach soccer with a 3-0 win over  Senya Sharks while  fellows  Tegbi Youth slumped to a 3-0 loss at the hands of the impressive Tema United.

Tags: