Feni Soccer earn a draw
Feni Soccer Club came from behind to hold Rahmatganj MFS to a 1-1 draw in their JB Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj yesterday.
Nigerian forward Uche Felix cancelled out a 55th minute strike from Rahmatganj substitute Didarul Alam in the 61st minute to secure Feni Soccer a valuable point in their bid to avoid relegation. Despite their fifth draw from 18 matches, Feni Soccer are at the bottom of the table, alongside Uttar Baridhara Club, with 14 points each while Rahmatganj moved to fourth position with 27 points from 18 outings.
The tie was important for Rahmatganj, who after being derailed from the title race, needed to improve their position in the final standings. However, it was more crucial for Feni Soccer, who were at the bottom of the table ahead of this match, with only five games to go.
Feni Soccer played comparatively better yesterday and found an early chance to take the lead but Ghanaian striker Twum Frank squandered the opportunity in the ninth minute, allowing Rahmatganj to draw first blood 10 minutes into the second half through Didarul, who tapped in a low cross from Siyo Zunapio.
Rahmatganj had two more opportunities to double the margin within the next two minutes but long-range drives from Saddam Hossain and Didarul narrowly missed the target before Felix equalised from a set-piece from the edge of the box.
Feni Soccer could have left the field with a victory had Imu not been denied by goalkeeper Masum in the 82nd minute and if Frank hadn't floated one over the crosspiece from inside the box four minutes from time.
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