Hearts of Oak defeated King Faisal 2-0 to keep their title ambitions on track.
Kojo Obeng Junior and Daniel Afriyie Barnieh registered the two goals for the Phobians, moving them to 37 points.
The win thus sinks King Faisal, who are toiling beyond their strength to avert demotion.
King Faisal entered the game as a side that was not ready to go home without a point. Abdul Wadudu and Enoch Morrison combined in the early stages of the game to cause havoc, but Mohammed Alhassan and Robert Addo halted their moves.
Accra Hearts Of Oak later turned the heat on to King Faisal, as Salifu Ibrahim and Patrick Razak pounced on loose balls to make runs.
Benjamin Afutu came close to finding the opener but his effort was not strong enough to swerve goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim of King Faisal.
After 15 minutes of play, both teams stitched passes, resulting in corner kicks, but that could not enter the net of either side.
Eric Donkor made dazzling moves for King Faisal on the lines but Fatawu Mohammed and Robert Addo kept him under watch.
After 20 minutes of goalless game, Salifu Ibrahim hit the woodwork for Accra Hearts of Oak, after Patrick Razak was hacked down.
As the team two teams settled into the game, proceedings became even, but the cutting edge got missing from both sides.
A golden moment fell the way of King Faisal after half-hour mark, but Zubeiru Ibrahim failed to make proper use of it. Zubeiru kept pushing balls to Hearts defenders, coercing Mohammed Alhassan and Robert Addo to stay behind to avoid any surprises.
Patrick Razak was set up through a counter break, but the speedster wasted those chances which could have changed the scores for Hearts of Oak.
The home side kept probing for the opener but lack of urgency upfront denied them glory to end the first half goalless.
Hearts of Oak and King Faisal resumed the second half with an average tempo, playing in the center part of the pitch.
King Faisal made an audacious move for goal, through which Zubeiru Ibrahim was brought down, but their appeal for penalty was turned down by the center man.
Accra Hearts of Oak reorganized, switching passes, which got to Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, who located Kojo Obeng Junior with a sweet pass to tap, for the first goal of the encounter.
King Faisal did not relent as they hunt for the leveler, but attackers were brought under surveillance by Hearts defenders.
Kojo Obeng Junior came close for a brace but was denied by the woodwork in the closing stages of the game.
Salifu Ibrahim got his through to connect Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, who scored coolly to increase the tally to 2 for the Phobians.
The following minutes were bereft of goal-bound chances, ending 2 – 0 for coach Samuel Boadu’s side.
