Abahani hit 7 past Ajax
Abahani's Shabbir Hossain (R) is up against a tough-tackling Ajax defender Tutul Kumar Nag during their Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey Super League match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium yesterday. Photo: STAR
Abahani did a demolition job of Ajax Sporting Club by putting seven past their hapless opponents in the Green Delta Premier Hockey Super League at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium yesterday.
Russell Mahmud Jimmy and Mosharraf Hossain struck three goals each as the emphatic victory improved Abahani's points tally to 28 points from 11 matches but they remain five behind Usha Krira Chakra, who take on Mohammedan Sporting Club today. If Usha win today's game, they would lift the title. Abahani face Usha in the last match of their campaign on June 3.
Meanwhile, Ajax figured that their collection of 13 points would not improve when national star Jimmy's clinical precision opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Three minutes later, Mamunur Rahman doubled the lead after he converted a penalty corner.
Within a minute, Abahani were 3-0 up as Mosharraf opened his scoring in the Dhanmondi outfit's next attack and in the 23rd minute, Jimmy scored his second of the day from a penalty corner. Mosharraf's 25th minute strike was the last action of the first-half as Abahani went into the break with an impregnable lead of five goals.
Jimmy and Mosharraf hit their third goals each in the second half, giving Abahani an easy victory.
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