Real Tamale United (RTU) defeated Accra Lions 3-1 on Thursday in a 2022/23 Ghana Premier League (GPL) matchday 12 fixture at Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale.
The victory means the hosts have now won four straight games and a third straight away defeat for the visitors.
RTU have now moved to sixth with 18 points, a point behind Accra Lions, who are fifth.
The home side opened the scoring 20 minutes into the game through Hearts of Oak loanee Issah Kuka, his fifth goal of the campaign.
Youngster Samari Salifu drew parity for the visitors thirteen minutes later before defender Abdullai Mohammed made it 2-1 for RTU in first half stoppage time.
The ‘Northern Blues’ took a two-goal advantage ten minutes after the interval when Sadat Mohammed found the back of the net for his first goal of the campaign. The game ended 3-1 for the hosts.
Accra Lions will host Berekum Chelsea in week 13 on Monday while RTU will play Dreams FC at Dawu a day earlier.