Karela United moved out of the drop zone after recording a slim victory over Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League match-week 15 encounter on Wednesday afternoon.
A second half penalty converted by Samuel Atta Kumi aided Karela United to seal a 1-0 home win over Asante Kotoko at the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park.
The Porcupine Warriors commenced the fixture on a good note with an intense pressure on the back line of Karela United but they were wasteful upfront.
Ugandan international Steven Mukwala had a golden opportunity to snatch the opener for Asante Kotoko but he struggled to put the ball past goalkeeper Prince Asempa on the 8th minute of the game.
Asante Kotoko continued their impressive performance but the goal glaring opportunities that fell for Enoch Morrison and Eric Serge Zeze were shot wide.
On the hour-mark, Enoch Morrison nearly opened the score for the visitors with an audacious strike but his effort went straight into the palms of Asempa.
The first half failed to produce any goal as the game ended in a scoreless draw at Crosby Awuah Memorial Park in Aiyinase.
In the second half, Karela United enjoyed majority of the possession to secure all the needed points via a spot-kick converted by Samuel Atta Kumi.
Karela United warmed themselves into the game to pile up pressure on the Asante Kotoko defense to concede a penalty after Atta Kumi was fouled by Mohammed Sheriff.
Atta Kumi brilliantly converted the ball firmly into the back of Frederick Asare's net to hand Karela United the opener on the 60th minute of the game.
Asante Kotoko could be found guilty of wasting the numerous chances created and the set-pieces awarded to them in the second half of the game.
The game ended in a 1-0 win for Karela United at the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park.
