{"id":247280,"date":"2026-04-18T18:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldghana.com\/?p=247280"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:53:43","slug":"dreams-fc-beat-medeama-in-five-goal-thriller-to-set-up-mtn-fa-cup-final-showdown-with-nations-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/2026\/04\/18\/dreams-fc-beat-medeama-in-five-goal-thriller-to-set-up-mtn-fa-cup-final-showdown-with-nations-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreams FC beat Medeama in five-goal thriller to set up MTN FA Cup final showdown with Nations FC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Dreams FC<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0have booked their place in the final of the 2025\/26 MTN FA Cup after a pulsating 3-2 victory over\u00a0Medeama SC\u00a0in a dramatic semi-final clash at the Swedru Sports Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contest lived up to its billing, delivering intensity, quality and moments of brilliance as both sides battled fiercely for a coveted spot in the final. Dreams FC drew first blood in the 23rd minute through&nbsp;Kelvin Ahiable, who calmly finished to give his side the early advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their momentum continued as in-form forward&nbsp;Suraj Seidu&nbsp;doubled the lead in the 36th minute, putting Dreams firmly in control heading into the latter stages of the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanafa.org\/2026\/04\/drea.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>However, Medeama responded with resilience and determination.&nbsp;Emmanuel Owusu&nbsp;pulled one back before halftime to reignite hopes for the Mauve and Yellow. Just four minutes into the second half,&nbsp;Richard Appiah&nbsp;struck to level the score at 2-2, setting the stage for a tense and finely poised finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the match hanging in the balance, veteran striker&nbsp;John Antwi&nbsp;rose to the occasion, netting the winning goal to restore Dreams FC\u2019s lead and ultimately seal a hard-earned victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result sends Dreams FC into yet another FA Cup final, where they will face&nbsp;Nations FC&nbsp;in what promises to be an exciting showdown for the prestigious trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dreams FC\u00a0have booked their place in the final of the 2025\/26 MTN FA Cup after a pulsating 3-2 victory over\u00a0Medeama&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[244,122,317],"class_list":["post-247280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-stories","tag-dreams-fc","tag-mtn-fa-cup","tag-nations-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.oshtree.org\/b-class\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}