{"id":19406,"date":"2019-04-11T09:05:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T09:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=19406"},"modified":"2019-05-27T23:49:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T23:49:31","slug":"joseph-esso-accused-of-deliberately-missing-penalty-against-former-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/joseph-esso-accused-of-deliberately-missing-penalty-against-former-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Esso accused of deliberately missing penalty against former team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Joseph Esso accused of deliberately missing <\/em>penalty<em> against <\/em>former<em> team<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Hearts Of Oak striker Joseph Esso was accused of deliberately missing a penalty kick against his former team Ebusua Dwarfs on Sunday.<\/h3>\n<p>Despite scoring twice, Joseph Esso was accused of deliberately missing a late penalty kick to stop himself from netting a hat trick against his former club.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Esso denied these claims and insisted that it is normal for a player to miss penalty kicks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not the first time I am missing a penalty. It happens to top strikers, so it is normal&#8221; he said after the game<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nWhen he was asked how he felt after scoring against his former club, the striker said he feels great about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Esso accused of deliberately missing penalty against former team Hearts Of Oak striker Joseph Esso was accused of deliberately missing a penalty kick against his former team Ebusua Dwarfs on Sunday. 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