JFA Cup
Day belongs to host sides
Sports Reporter
It was a day for hosts in the JFA Cup under-16 football tournament at different venues across the country yesterday.Dilip struck four goals as hosts Rajbari recorded a 5-2 victory against Faridpur at the Rajbari Stadium to move into the second round. Jamalpur also registered a comfortable 3-1 victory against Gazipur on their home ground. Sumon scored twice and Ayub netted the other for the winners while Asad scored the consolation goal for the losers. Laxmipur however struggled to beat Moulvibazar 3-2 in front of a boisterous home crowd with Saifur finding the target twice. Mizanur slammed in the winner after Rupam and Kamal made it 2-2 for Moulvibazar. Satkhira were beaten 6-5 in tiebreaker at Barguna while Feni defeated Cox's Bazar 4-2 at their own backyard. In other matches, Rajshahi edged past Naogaon 5-4 in tiebreaker at the Natore Stadium while at Sirajganj, Farhad's early goal confirmed Nilphamari's second round berth at the expense of Dinajpur. Jahangir and Shahidul struck one each as Jessore Educational Board blanked Kushtia 2-0 at the Meherpur Stadium to advance to the second round.
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