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BPL Football: Mohammedan move to 5th spot beating Saif 2-1
Dhaka Mohammedan advanced to 5th spot in the points table of 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, beating Saif Sporting 2-1 in a second phase match Wednesday.
With the day's feat at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Mohammedan not only moved to 5th place but also avenged their 2-1 defeat against Saif in the first phase league.
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Mohammedan has so far secured 25 points from 14 matches while Saif has slipped to the sixth slot, from 5th place, with their previous credit of 23 points from 14 encounters.
Earlier, Mohammedan made a good start to the second phase beating their neighbour Arambagh 2-1, riding on a double strike of Mali forward Souleymane Diabate.
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After a barren first half in the day's match, Cameroon striker Yassan Quatching put Mohammedan ahead in the 52nd minute (1-0), while Maraz Hosssin restored the parity for Saif in the 69th minute (1-1).
Souleymane, who scored twice in Mohammedan's 2-1 victory over Arambagh in the last match, again came to his team's rescue, scoring the match-winner in the 83rd minute (2-1).
BPL Football: Bashundhara Kings beat Police FC
Two dramatic goals in five minutes enabled league leader Bashundhara Kings to maintain their unbeaten record in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating Bangladesh Police FC by 2-0 goals at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Earlier, title aspirants Bashundhara Kings made a flying start in the 2nd phase opener outplaying Uttar Baridhara Club by 6-0 goals.
After a long time, two local booters -- Towhidul Alam Sabuz and Topu Barman-- guided the Kings towards victory despite the presence of Brazilian and Argentine star players,scoring two dramatic goals in a span of only four minutes.
After a barren first half, national forward Towhidul Alam Sabuz put the Kings ahead in the 58th minute by a good header, utilizing a cross of Brazilian player Robson Robinho (1-0).
National coloured defender Topu Barman sealed the fate of the match scoring the 2nd goal in the 62nd minute, also by a header, utilizing a corner of another Brazilian booter Fernandes (2-0).
Earlier in the 16th minute, Police custodian Himel deprived the Kings from goal foiling a penalty, taken by Robinho.
With the day's 13th win, the Kings poised for their 2nd league title as they comfortably dominated the league with unbeaten record securing 40 points from 14 matches, eleven points ahead of their nearest rivals..Bangladesh Police, which forced Dhaka Abahani to play 2-2 in the previous match, remained at 9th slot with 13 points fron 14 matches.
BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani return to winning run outplaying Brothers Union 5-2
Six-time champion Dhaka Abahani Ltd returned to winning run in the second phase of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football outplaying lowly Brothers Union Club by 5-2 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday.
Sky-blue popular Dhanmondi outfit Abahani, which miserably split points with Bangladesh Police FC in 2-2 affairs in their second phase opener, clearly dominated the first half by 3-0 goals against their Gopibagh outfit.
Despite the day's comfortably victory, Abahani remained at the 3rd slot in the league table with 29 points from 14 matches while Brothers Union are struggling to avoid relegation with their previous credit of five points. also from 14 encounters.
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Star-studded Bashundhara Kings already poised for their second league title as they comfortably dominated the league with an unbeaten record securing 37 points from 13 matches while three times champion Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club followed the leader distantly with 29 points from 13 matches.
In the day's match, Nigerian recruit Sunday Chizoba (22nd minute), defender Nasir Chowdhury (40th minute), medio Jewel Rana (44th minute), Haitian forward Kervens Belfort (62nd minute) and Rubel Miya (79th minute) scored one goal each for Abahani.
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Nigerian booter Magalan Ugochukwu Awala netted both the goals (77th and 90+4 minutes) for Brothers Union.
League leader Bashundhara Kings are scheduled to face Bangladesh Police FC at 7pm while Sheikh Russel KC will encounter Rahmatganj MFS at 9pm in the day's (Tuesday's) two other fixture at the same venue.
BPL Football: Mohammedan SC make good start beating Arambagh KS 2-1
Traditional giants Dhaka Mohammedan SC made a good start in the 2nd phase of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating their neighbour Arambagh KS by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday.
Mali forward Souleymane Diabate scored both the goals for the black & white team, first in the very 9th minute and other in the stoppage time (90+2) minute of the match.
Lowly Arambagh KS reduced the margin by a gifted goal when Mohammedan defender Habibiur Rahman Shohag sent the ball his own net while trying foil an opponent attempt in the 46th minute.
After the match, Mohammedan SC remained at 6th slot in the 13- team league securing 22 points from 13 matches while Arambagh KS remained at the bottom with only one point from 13 encounters.
BPL Football: Bashundhara crush Baridhara 6-0
Bashundhara Kings made a flying start to the second phase of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football Friday, outplaying Uttar Baridhara Club 6-0.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), which was forced to cancel last year's BPL Football after only six rounds due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
However, BFF is now determined to complete the league amid the new spike in Covid-19 cases and newly extended lockdown in the country.
Due to countrywide lockdown, all the BPL matches are being held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium instead of four venues.
In the second phase opener on Friday, the Kings dominated the first half 3-0. Argentine forward Raul Becerra scored twice for them in the third and 63rd minutes.
Brazilian striker Robson Robinho also scored two goals in the 34th and 91st (90+1) minutes while Brazilian midfielder Jonathan Fernandes netted the other two for the Kings in the 10th minute and 55th minute of the match.
With the day's result, Robson Robinho took the solo lead in the scorer list with 14 goals, followed by Raul Becerra with 13 goals and Gambian forward Sheikh Jamal Omar Jobe with 12 goals.
The Kings have comfortably dominated the league so far with an unbeaten record, securing 37 points from 13 matches, leaving nearest rivals Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Dhaka Abahani at second and third in the points table.
After conceding the sixth defeat in the league, Uttar Baridhara Club went down to the 11th slot in the 13-team league with their previous credit of nine points from 13 matches.
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