Sheikh Russel clinch title
Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra yesterday clinched the title of the Bangabandhu Cup football tournament beating Bangladesh Navy 5-4 in a penalty shootout in the final at the Muktijoddha Asaduzzaman Stadium in Magura.
In front of a full-house crowd at the 20,000-capacity stadium, neither Sheikh Russel nor Bangladesh Navy could break the stalemate in regulation time. Sheikh Russel, however, created a couple of scoring opportunities but failed capitalise as the game rolled into tiebreaker, just like the two semifinals.
Former Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Russel converted all five of their attempts while their goalkeeper Biplob Bhattacharjee thwarted a shot from Navy's foreign recruit Augustine Walson.
State minister for youth and sports Biren Sikder distributed prizes where BFF president Kazi Salahuddin, former footballer Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu, assistant private secretary to the Prime Minister Saifuzzaman Shekhor and Magura zilla Parisad administrator Pangkanj Kundu were also present.
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