Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko both suffered defeats on matchday 23 of the betPawa Ghana Premier League as Aduana FC maintained a two-point lead at the top of the league.

The Rainbow Club fell to a 0-3 loss at the hands of Karela United in a game which grabbed publicity for the wrong reasons.

Hearts goalkeeper, Richmond Ayi came out from the dressing room with a facial painting, which went viral during the game.

At the Baba Yara Stadium, Kotoko conceded two goals for the first time at home this season after being beaten by Medeama SC on Sunday.

Goals from James Sowah and Vincent Atinga were enough for the Tarkwa-based side as they took all three points from Kumasi.

Great Olympics and Legon Cities played out a 1-1 stalemate at the Accra Sports Stadium while Berekum Chelsea came from a goal down to salvage a point against Tamale City.

Evans Owusu scored the only goal of the game in Bibiani GoldStars' win over FC Samartex at home with Dreams FC also commanding a 1-0 win over Nsoatreman at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu.

Accra Lions held Bechem United to a scoreless draw earlier on Saturday as Kotoku Royals utilized their home advantage to beat King Faisal 4-2.

Aduana scored two penalties in their fixture against Real Tamale United as they got a point at home in Sunday’s game.