B.League
First leg enters last week today
Sports Reporter
The final round of the B. League's first leg begins a day earlier with struggling giants Brothers Union meeting basement side Rahmatganj today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Apart from Muktijoddha, who finished all their ten matches to stay atop the table with 18 points, remaining ten teams will be involved in the last week games. Mohammedan, who buried a wretched start to bounce back in the title race with a late flurry of wins, look set to topple the Reds as they host unfancied Khulna Abahani, who however earned the reputation of giant killers after away wins over Dhaka heavyweights Brothers and Abahani. A win will take Shafiqul Islam Manik's black and whites two points clear of Muktijoddha. They will maintain the top spot until the second leg begins in June if Abahani and Sheikh Russel, who are also level on 18 points but have inferior goal differences than Muktijoddha, draw in the last match. The winner between Abahani and Russel, however, will take pole position midway through the championship. FIXTURES May 10: Rahmatganj v Brothers (BNS) May 11: Chittagong Abahani v Farashganj (MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong) May 13: Mohammedan v Khulna Abahani (BNS) May 16: Chittagong Mohammedan v Arambagh (MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong), Abahani v Russel (BNS).
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