Feni Soccer Club earned a valuable point in the Nitol Tata Bangladesh Premier League when the relegation-threatened side came from behind to play out a 1-1 draw against Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Nigerian midfielder Chuka Charles cancelled out a 21-minute strike from Nigerian Simon Ezeodika 10 minutes into the second half to provide a crucial point to Feni Soccer, who increased their points tally to 15 from 24 matches, just three ahead of bottom-placed Uttar Baridhara Club.
Fresh from a 4-1 win over Uttar Baridhara Club in the previous match, Brothers Union could have toppled fourth-placed Mohammedan with a straight win over Feni Soccer but the Gopibagh-based outfit appeared to have no urgency for a victory and had to be content with a single point that helped them raise 37 points from 24 matches to stay at fifth place.
Brothers Union have been a feared side, especially because of the way they have been performing in the professional football league, but yesterday that spirit was lacking and even opponents Feni appeared to be in a relaxed mood in the scorching heat.
Despite the lethargy, Brothers took a lead in the 21st minute with Simon placing a low cross from Kester Akon while Akon saw his header go wide, kissing the crossbar one minute from the break.
After resumption, Charles levelled the margin with a slide on a Rony Islam cross in the 55th minute while Gambian Landing fired wide in a one-on-one situation on the hour-mark.
From then on, both teams managed only sporadic attacks and purposeless movement.