Ghana forward Ernest Asante nets brace in Omonia Nicosia’s victory over Anorthosis in Cyprus

Ghana forward Ernest Asante continued with his fine form in Cyprus as he netted twice in Omonia Nicosia’s 3-0 victory over Anorthosis on Tuesday night.The former FC Nordsjaelland forward opened the scoring after just five minutes following a quick offensive display by the home side Omonia Nicosia.Fotis Papoulis doubled the lead in the 27th minute as the hosts went into the break with a two goal lead.Asante completed the win with his second strike three minutes into the second half.He was replaced in the 65th by Eric Bautheac, after he picked a caution before half time.The 32-year-old has now scored four goals in 13 Cyprus topflight games and has a goal in the Europa League to his credit.