Story: Zakaria Alhassan, Tamale
The pride of the North, Real Tamale United, rubbed pepper into the gaping wounds of visting Accra Hearts of Oak when the homesters nailed the struggling soccer giants 2-0 in an exciting match played at the new Tamale Stadium yesterday.
All the goals were scored in the first half by Kwame Adzagba who converted a freekick into the yawning net in the 10th minute, with Kabiru Imoro expertly sealing the doom of the visitors four minutes later when he parried in a pass from Shilla Iliasu.
The Tamale lads overwhelmed the Phobian boys who were reduced to chasing their opponents shadows to redeem their battered image in the on-going Onetouch Premier League.
But for the numerous begging chances wasted in front of goal, RTU could have buried Hearts under an avalanche of goals.
The diminutive nimble-footed Tuah proved too slipery for the weak defence of Hearts as he dazzled the fans with edge-cutting dribbling.
Hearts exshausted their substitution by the 66th minute to bring more bite upfront and this nearly paid off as Samuel Afum almost pulled a gosl back in the 46th and 65th minutes respectively.
When Toufik Gibririe was brought in the second half, he took control of the midfield as he constantly cut into the middle to push his collegues forward for the needed equalizer but the resilience of the Tamale lads proved too much for their efforts.
RTU increased the pressure in the dying minutes of the game with telepathic passes upfront, anchored by the danger man, Tuah, but made heavy weather of their numerous chances.
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