Johnson inspires F'ganj
Nigerian striker Kalu Johnson struck twice inside the last two minutes to give Farashganj three valuable points in the B. League, which resumed yesterday after a six-day break.
The 3-1 victory against Rahmatganj in the old-Dhaka derby at the Bangabandhu National Stadium also helped Farashganj topple their neighbours in the table with 17 points from 12 outings.
Rahmatganj, who came close to a draw in their 11th match after Ugandan striker Idris Kasirye cancelled Farashganj's early lead in the 86th minute, stuck to 14 points.
Farashganj, who held leaders Abahani in the previous round, went ahead in the 19th minute when skipper Kabir Hossain converted a penalty after Rahmatganj defender Shipon had felled Johnson inside the area.
Ugandan playmaker Dominic was involved in two attacks after the half-hour mark but he hit the woodwork shortly after picking up Johnson, whose header on a cross was palmed away by Rahmatganj shot-stopper Ali.
Idris then wasted a chance on one-on-one, shooting over the bar with only goalkeeper Sujan to beat as Farashganj kept their lead at the break.
Sujan pulled off a fine save in the 78th minute when he dived to parry Hirok Joarder's effort after hard work by Idris, who equalised four minutes from time with a powerful header after meeting a centre by Felix. It was the eighth goal for Idris, who joined Sheikh Russel's Alfaz Ahmed as joint top-scorer.
The celebration of giant-killers Rahmatganj, who have beaten Abahani and Mohammedan so far, did not last long as Johnson restored the Farashganj lead in the 88th minute, putting a cracking shot into the back of the net inside from the area after a solo run from mid-pitch.
The Nigerian was on target again on the stroke of final whistle, tapping the ball in after Ali fumbled on a harmless-looking lob by Dominic.
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