Hearts of Oak recorded a 1-0 victory in the top of the table clash against Karela United FC in the GFA Special Competition at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday.
Kim Grant’s side extend their lead at the top of the table to four points with the narrow win over the Anyinase boys.
In-form attacker Diawisie Taylor was kept quite in the first half by Hearts defender Mohammed Alhassan after posing some major threats in the early stages of the game.
The Phobians nearly grabbed the opener on the stroke of half time after a corner from Christopher Bonney, led to some miscalculations in the Karela box but it was finally cleared as the game ended barren after break.
Solomon Taylor, Emmanuel Baffour and Diawisie Taylor combined well to torment the defense of the Rainbow club but their efforts failed to produce a goal.
Coach Kim Grant brought on Kofi Kordzi for Manaf Umar, and it was a change that paid off as the player turned a supplier to Daniel Kodie, who was fouled in the box for a penalty.
Christopher Bonney stepped forward for the kick, and beautifully converted to give the home side the lead.
Ace midfielder Malik Akowuah came on for Michelle Sarpong as Hearts of Oak clinched all three points to go four points clear above Karela United who occupy the second position on the log.
