BFF Elite Football Academy made a good start in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football' 2023–24 season, beating Fakirerpool Youngmen's Club by 3-2 goals in the league opener at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka's Kamalapur on Monday afternoon.
Eight teams are taking part in the country's second-tier professional football league (BCL) after the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which began on Monday.
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In the day's league opener, BFF Elite Academy took the lead in the fifth minute of the match by a gifted goal when Youngmen's defender Karim Uddin sent the ball to his own net (1-0).
Defender Parvej Ahmed doubled the BFF Academy margin in the 52nd minute to dominate the first half (2-0).
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Striker Rafayel Tudu pulled the Youngmen's margin one back in the 67th minute from a penalty (2-1), while another forward, Dalim Barman, levelled the Youngmen's Club margin in the 69th minute (2-2).
Midfielder U Sing Marma scored the match-winning goal for BFF Academy in the 88th minute (3-2).
Two matches will be held on Wednesday ( February 21) after a recess on Tuesday.
NoFel Sporting Club will face PWD Sports Club at 1 pm while Wari Club will meet Farashganj Sporting Club at 3:15 pm at the same venue on Wednesday.
Dhaka Wanderers Club will encounter Uttara Football Club Limited at 3:15 pm on Friday (February 23) after recess on Thursday.
The first phase of the league will conclude on March 17.