Asante Kotoko beat Karela United FC 2-1 on matchday 30 of the Ghana Premier League at the Len Clay stadium on Wednesday.
Fabio Gama gave the Porcupines the winning goal after connecting from the penalty spot in the 68th minute to give Kotoko all the points in Obuasi.
Richard Berko scored in the second half to cancel Emmanuel Gyamfi’s 21st-minute strike to send shivers down the spine of the Porcupine faithful.
But Gama stepped up to score the winner from 12 yards after Kotoko were awarded a penalty.
Asante Kotoko dominated play and took a deserved lead in the 21st minute when Gyamfi beat Richard Baidoo after a solo run from deep following a delicious pass from Fabio Gama.
Karela fought gallantly in the second half and fetched the equalizer 16 minutes after the break.
Few minutes after, Asante Kotoko were awarded a penalty following a clash between Evans Adomako and goalkeeper Richard Baidoo.
Fabio Gama stepped up and planted the ball into the twine for the winning goal.
Asante Kotoko will now turn their attention to Sunday’s super clash against rivals Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports stadium.
In other results – Great Olympics scored in the second half to beat Bechem United 1-0 in Accra.
The Dade boys scored the only goal of the match through Maxwell Abbey Quaye in the 58th minute.
At the theatre of Dreams at Dawu, Percious Boah’s two second-half strikes gave Dreams FC a 2-1 win against Eleven Wonders. Boah replaced Emmanuel Ocran 10 minutes into the second half and went on to score two goals to save his club. The Techiman lads took the lead in the first through Abbas Ganiu in the 22nd minute.
Augustine Boakye, Justus Torsutsey and Atte Youssifou scored three first-half goals for WAFA who beat two-time champions Aduana FC 3-2 in Sogakope. Flavien Jean and Sam Adams reduced the deficit for Aduana – to end the game 3-2 at the Red Bull Arena.
In Berekum – Chelsea defeated Elmina Sharks 2-1 at the Golden City Park. Stephen Amankona opened the scoring six minutes into proceedings before Captain Abdul Basit added the second in the 61st minute – from a spot-kick. Tahir Mensah scored a consolation for Elmina Sharks in added time.
At the Akoon Park, Kwame Peprah scored late to secure a vital point for King Faisal against Medeama SC after Prince Opoku Agyemang had shot the home side into the lead on Thursday morning.
Ashantigold mauled Liberty Professionals on Thursday afternoon at Sogakope.
On the back of a slow start to the game from the visitors, Liberty Professionals equalized through Simon Appiah to take the lead after 18 minutes of play.
Troubled in the early parts, players of Ashanti Gold SC regrouped and played as a unit to inspire a comeback win.
On the matchday, Amos Nkrumah, David Abagna, and Amos Addai scored in the final ten minutes of the first half to completely turn the game on its head to give the Miners a huge advantage.
In a second half where Ashanti Gold SC continued to dominate, additional goals from Seth Osei and Frank Akoto sealed a huge 5-1 win for the away team against struggling Liberty Professionals.
At the Cape Coast Stadium, Ebusua Dwarfs displayed impressive resilience to defeat Inter Allies FC 1-0 king courtesy of George Asamoah’s 9th-minute strike to boost hopes of escaping relegation at the end of the Ghana Premier League season.
Today’s win sees Ebusua Dwarfs climbing out of the relegation zone while Inter Allies stay bottom of the log.
Legon Cities lost 2-1 to Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium in a fierce encounter. Kwadwo Obeng Junior put the visitors in front before Ansah Botchway added the second.
Victorien Adebayor after two minutes pulled one back for the home side.
The win put Hearts of Oak back to the summit of the league log with 56 points, leveled with Asante Kotoko with head-to-head separating the two clubs.
