Sports Reporter :
Dhaka Abahani Limited thrashed Brothers Union 7-1 in their match of the Bangladesh Premier League Football at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on Friday, while Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited drew with Rahmatganj MFS 3-3 goals at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on the same day.
After yesterday’s outcome, Abahani collected 29 points from 16 matches, while Brothers Union remained with seven points from as many outings.
On the other hand, Mohammedan Sporting Club bagged 29 points from 16 matches, while Rahmatganj MFS earned 12 points from as many outings.
Thus, Dhaka Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club earned same points from as many matches.
Abahani’s Brazilian recruit Washington Brandao put his team ahead in the 10th minute of the match.
After the lemon-break, Washington made it 2-0 in the 64th minute of the match.
Abahani’s foreign recruit Cornelius Stewart increased the tally into 3-0 in the 70th minute of the game.
Brothers Union’s Uzbek recruit Nodir Mavlonov reduced the margin by a penalty shot in the 79th minute of the encounter.
Cornelius Stewart made it 4-1 in the 86th minute of the game.
Stewart fulfilled his hat-trick in the 90th minute of the clash.
Maraz Hossain of Abahani increased the tally into 6-1 in the injury time of the match.
Cornelius Stewart sealed the fate of the match (7-1) just at the dying moment.
In Mymensingh, Jafar Iqbal of Mohammedan put his team ahead in the fifth minute of the play.
Mohammedan’s Malian forward Souleymane Diabate made it 2-0 in the 21st minute of the game.
Rahmatganj’s Ghanaian recruit Earnest Boateng reduced the margin in the 34th minute of the clash.
Samuel Konney of Rahmatganj equalized the margin by a penalty kick in the 40th minute of the game.
After the interval, Samuel Konney made it 3-2 in the 65th minute of the game.
Diabate equalized the margin by a header in the injury time of the second half.
Meanwhile, Chittagong Abahani Limited drew 1-1 with Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra in the day’s other match at the Bshundhara Kings Arena in the capital.
Chittagong Abahani Limited collected 19 points from 16 matches, while Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra gained 16 points from as many outings.
Paul Komolafe of Chittagong Abahani Limited put his team ahead in the 11th minute of the game.
After the intermission, Sheikh Russel’s Nigerian recruit Ganju Atanda leveled the margin in the 73rd minute of the clash.
