Tamale City and Asante Kotoko shared the spoils at the Aliu Mahama stadium on Wednesday as they scored two second half goals in a 1-1 draw in the ongoing betPawa Premier League.
Defender Issah Nyaabila scored an own goal in the 83rd minute to give Asante Kotoko the lead but substitute Babamu Ibrahim capitalized on a sloppy defending in the box to smash home the equalizer three minutes later.
The League champions have yet to win a match in their last three outings.
In Tarkwa- Medeama SC recovered from their heavy defeat to Dreams FC on Sunday to record a 2-0 win against Nsoatreman FC at Akoon Park.
Captain Kwasi Donsu and new recruit Jonathan Sowah scored in either half of the game to give the Tarkwa lads a comfortable win. The win has moved them to the 7th spot in the League standings with 17 points.
Legon Cities failed to make their home advantage count as they were held 0-0 by Dreams FC at the Accra Sports stadium.
Berekum Chelsea scored a last gasp goal to snatch a 1-0 win over Karela United. Forward Mezack Afriyie scored the winner in the fourth minute of added time – his 7th of the season to give the ‘Bibires’ all the points at the Golden City Park in Berekum.
FC Samartex 1996 dug deep to beat Bechem United FC 1-0 to record their first win in four League matches. Seidu Abubakar scored the only goal of the match in the 83rd minute at the Nsenkyire Park.
Elsewhere in Kumasi – King Faisal and Hearts of Oak played out a goalless stalemate in the Ghana Premier League on Thursday evening.
It was an entertaining game, with both teams creating good chances. Either side deserved to win and would be disappointed with the tie.
Hearts of Oak will stay in second after the draw. King Faisal also remain a place above the relegation zone.
In Dormaa – Aduana Stars extended their lead on top of the table to four points following their 2-0 win over Kotoku Royals at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park on Wednesday.
The Dormaa-based side return to winning ways after drawing their last two games against Bibiani Gold Stars and Asante Kotoko.
Full results of betPawa Premier League week 12;
FT Tamale City 1-1 Asante Kotoko
FT Medeama 2-0 Nsoatreman
FT Berekum Chelsea 1-0 Karela United
FT Samartex 1-0 Bechem United
FT Legon Cities 0-0 Dreams
FT Great Olympics 2-2 Bibiani Goldstars
FT Aduana Stars 2-0 Kotoku Royals
FT RTU 3-1 Accra Lions
FT King Faisal 0-0 Hearts of Oak
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CURRENT STANDINGS
#. TEAM MP W D L GF:GA GD POINTS
1. Aduana Stars 12 7 3 2 14:8 +6 24
2. Hearts of Oak 12 5 5 2 15:11 +4 20
3. Asante Kotoko 12 5 5 2 15:11 +4 20
4. B. Goldstars 12 5 4 3 12:8 +4 19
5. Accra Lions 12 6 1 5 14:14 0 19
6. RTU 12 5 3 4 15:13 +2 18
7. Samartex 12 3 6 3 8:10 -2 18
8. Bechem United 12 5 2 5 11:8 +3 17
9. Medeama 12 5 2 5 11:12 -1 17
10. Dreams 12 4 4 4 12:9 +3 16
11. Legon Cities 12 4 4 4 11:9 +2 16
12. B. Chelsea 12 4 4 4 13:12 +1 16
13. Nsoatreman 12 5 1 6 9:13 -4 16
14. Great Olympics 12 4 4 4 10:11 -1 16
15. King Faisal 12 4 2 6 11:16 -5 14
16. Karela United 12 3 4 5 7:10 -3 13
17. Tamale City 12 2 5 5 10:13 -3 11
18. Kotoku Royals 12 2 1 9 6:16 -10 7
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TOP 15 SCORERS
#. PLAYER (TEAM) – GOALS SCORED
1. Mezack Afriyie (B. Chelsea) – 7
2. Bright Adjei (Aduana) – 5
3. Cephas Mantey (Bechem) – 5
4. Issah Kuka (RTU) – 5
5. Ibrahim Laar (Goldstars) – 4
6. Isaac Mensah (Tamale City) – 4
7. Kwesi Donsu (Medeama) – 4
8. Seidu Abubakar (Samartex) – 4
9. Agyenim B. Mensah (Dreams) – 3
10. Benjamin York (Hearts of Oak) – 3
11. David Abagna (RTU) – 3
12. David van Dijk (Dreams) – 2
13. Enoch Agblenyo (Karela) – 3
14. Nicholas Mensah (A. Kotoko) – 3
15. Sampson Eduku (Tamale City) – 3
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NEXT FIXTURES – MATCH DAY 13
Hearts of Oak vs Samartex => LIVE
Bechem United vs Medeama
Karela United vs Aduana Stars
Kotoku Royals vs Great Olympics
King Faisal vs Tamale City
Dreams vs RTU
Nsoatreman vs Legon Cities
Goldstars vs Asante Kotoko => LIVE
Accra Lions vs Berekum Chelsea