Hearts of Oak scored late to beat Tamale City 3-2 at the Cape Coast Stadium.
The Phobians who headed into the game without numerous players broke the deadlock in the 34th minute through a spot-kick converted by Salifu Ibrahim.
Four minutes later, Isaac Mensah scored from a spot-kick to bring Tamale City level, before Sampson Eduku scored in the 40th minute to give Tamale City a 2-1 lead at the break.
A Minute into the second half, Benjamin Yorke scored from close range to bring Hearts of Oak level, 2-2.
In the 86th minute, Caleb Amankwah scored a beautiful goal to make it 3-2 for Hearts of Oak. The goal turned out to be the winner as the Phobians held on to win 3-2 and in the process move into 2nd place.
At the Sogakope RedBull Arena, four goals in the second half saw Accra Lions beat Legon Cities 3-1. Evans Ampofo, Solomon Oppong and Abdul Majeed Maswud scored for Accra Lions while Samuel Armah scored for Legon Cities.
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☑️ @HeartsOfOakGH 3-2 @tamalecityfc
⚽️ [ Ibrahim 35’ (P) , Yorke 46’, Amankwah 86’ | Mensah 37’ (P) , Eduku 40’
☑️ @AccraLionsFC 3-1 @LegonCitiesFC
⚽️ [ Ampofo 79’, Oppong 84’ , 90’ Majeed Maswud || Samuel Armah 90+5’] #betpawaGPLwk11 pic.twitter.com/X5g88N0OTG
On Friday, Kotoku Royals came from a goal down to beat Berekum Chelsea 2-1. Kalo Outtara scored for Berekum Chelsea, before Kotoku Royals struck through Edward Mensah and Richard Dzikoe.
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☑️ @AkyemRoyalsfc 2-1 @BerekumChelseaF
⚽️ [Edward Mensah 31’ , Richard Dzikoe 35’ | Kalo Outtara 9’ ] #betpawaGPLwk11 pic.twitter.com/2lqwM5Ki9u
The games will continue on Sunday, Asante Kotoko will welcome Great Olympics, Bechem United face King Faisal, Karela United battle with Real Tamale United (RTU), Medeama travel to Dawu to play Dreams and Nsoatreman face-off with Samartex.
On Monday, Bibiani Gold Stars will welcome Aduana FC to the Dun’s Park in Bibiani.
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