Asante Kotoko bounced back to winning ways after walloping Real Tamale United (RTU) at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday evening in the Ghana Premier League.
The Porcupine Warriors who were searching for a win in their third match earned an early advantage as RTU’s goalkeeper Yaw Osei headed for an early shower in the 34th minute having handled the ball outside the penalty area. The red card forced an early substitution which saw second choice goalie Lukman Sherrif man the post for the rest of the game.
The defending champions took full advantage of the situation with Augustine Agyapong shooting them into the lead with a superb freekick four minutes after.
Ugandan striker Steven Mukwala doubled the lead through a spot kick two minutes into the second half before adding another in the 64th minute.
Brazilian forward Matheus Medeiros de Souza, who made back to back appearance for the first time in a Kotoko jersey cemented the victory in stoppage time to push Kotoko higher up the table to fifth place.
Elsewhere league leaders Aduana Stars went three points clear of Bechem United as they managed a slim victory over Tamale City Dormaa. The result ended a three game winless run for Paa Kwesi Fabin’s men.
In Accra, Great Olympics earned their first win in six matches to push them out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 victory over Berekum Chelsea.
Richard Berko’s solitary goal gave Karela United a third win in five games as they emerged victorious over Samartex.
Kotoku Royals held Medeama to a 1-1 draw while the game between Nstoatreman and Bechem United ended with the same score line.