Siraj Smrity Sangsad advanced to the fourth slot in the nine-team UCB Women's Football League 2023-24, beating Farashganj SC by 3-1 goals at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka's Kamalapur on Monday.
In the day's match, Thuinuye Marma scored twice in the 16th and 78th minutes for the winners, while Alpi Akter netted the other goal in the 39th minute.
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Sathi Munda netted the consolation goal for the losers in the 87th minute.
After the day's match, Siraj Smrity Sangsad moved up to fourth place in the league table securing 11 points after playing all eight matches, while Farashganj SC went down to the sixth slot with nine points from all eight league encounters.
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The national star studded Nasrin Sports Academy, poised for their maiden league title as the lone unbeaten team in the league, securing 19 points from seven matches with six wins and a draw, and needed just a draw in the remaining match against Dhaka Rangers FC on Tuesday at 4 pm to assure the league crown.
Last time, runners-up Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan College SC also shared the top slot with Nasrin Sports Academy, collecting 19 points each, but they played all eight of their matches.
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Bangladesh Army FC followed the leaders distantly, securing 15 points from seven matches and already out of the title race.