Baridhara on verge of relegation
Newcomers Uttar Baridhara Club suffered their sixth consecutive defeat in the Nitol Tata Bangladesh Premier League as Brothers Union handed them a 4-1 defeat in the third meeting of the league at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Their 15th defeat in 23 outings left Baridhara at the bottom of the 10-team table with only 12 points, just two points less than ninth-placed Feni Soccer Club, and the two are locked in the relegation battle. Although both Feni Soccer and Baridhara still have four matches in hand the clear picture of who is going to be relegated will likely be clear when they face on July 16.
Brothers Union, on the other hand, notched their 10th victory in 23 matches to raise their points tally to 36, just one behind fourth-placed Muktijoddha Sangsad. They have a good opportunity to finish higher than their current fifth position.
A spirited Brothers Union suffered defeat in their away match against Chittagong Abahani and the way they started yesterday's game it appeared that they might again be stunned by minnows Uttar Baridhara but Haitian hitman Augustine Walson shrugged off such fears and put Brothers ahead in the 22nd minute converting a penalty kick after he was fouled by Kenyan Collins Theigo inside the box.
Four minutes from the break, Faisal Mahmud doubled the lead with a harmless lob from the left while Walson made it 3-0 with a solo effort in the 60th minute.
Walson found a fine chance to complete his hat-trick but was denied by goalkeeper Osman Gani's stretched leg and substitute Abdul Malek tapped in the follow-up to nake it 4-0.
Baridhara, who had beat Brothers 3-2 in the first meeting of the league, had a consolation goal three minutes from time when Dulal Mahmud placed a Collins cross home from the edge of the six-yard box.
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