Accra Hearts of Oak returned to winning ways following a hard-fought 1-0 win over rivals Accra Lions FC at the Accra Sports stadium in a mid-week action on Wednesday.

Congolese import Linda Mtange made the difference as the Rainbow lads secured all three maximum points in-front of their roaring fans.

The Congolese midfielder weaved his way through the Lions defence before squeezing one past goalkeeper Andrew Boateng inside 65 minutes.

The Phobians were coming from a disappointing 3-0 loss suffered in the hands of Karela Utd at Ayinase in a Matchday 23 encounter.

The win takes Hearts of Oak to 38 points from 24 matches – 3 points behind leaders Aduana FC who drew 1-1 with Berekum Chelsea at the Golden City Park.