Visiting Kumasi Asante Kotoko yesterday held struggling RTU to a 1-1 drawn game in Tamale as the homesters failed to utilise their chances in a game which they dominated in both sessions.
Poor marksmanship, erratic play, coupled with lack of goal scoring instincts upfront, denied the Tamale lads the needed maximum points to stay clear of relegation threats that have been dogging them for the past couple of years.
The visitors were virtually pinned to their own half as Fatawu Mohammed, Sadat Karim and Kabiru Imoro messed up with begging opportunities as the ‘Red devils’ struggled to find their rhythm.
The few incursions into the RTU half were thwarted by the stalwart defence of the pair of Mohammed Bakar and Fatawu Junior. Kotoko exhausted their substitution by the 36th minute to bring more cohesion into their play.
Incessant pressure from Kotoko’s Alex Asamoah finally paid off as he drew the first blood on the 67th minute through a defensive blunder.
Peter Yakubu was red carded on the 70th minute for a dangerous tackle, thus reducing RTU to 10 men.
With defeat staring at them in front of their partisan fans, the Tamale lads lifted their game as Kabiru Imoro eventually got a deserved equaliser on the 89th minute.
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