Sparse crowds sully contest
Saif Sporting Club registered a 2-1 victory over Rahmatganj MFS in a Bangladesh Premier League match at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh yesterday.
However, due to the tournament's lack of publicity, the tightly contested encounter was played in front of a sparse crowd at a venue which traditionally does not see much action.
Midfielder Mohammad Jabed Khan opened the scoring for Saif Sporting in the 38th minute before Mehebub Hasan doubled the lead in the first minute of the second half. Midfielder Faysal Ahmed scored the solitary goal for Rahmatganj.
After the match, local Biplob Kumar told this correspondent that an onrush of spectators could not be expected as the tournament lacked proper advertising and that only a handful of local journalists were even aware of the event.
Meanwhile, another individual spoke of how local spectators are always enthusiastic for such competitions outside Dhaka.
“Such tournaments are very enjoyable outside Dhaka and we experienced a tough contest on the pitch”, said Shamim Ahmed.
Afterwards, managing director of Saif Sporting Club Md Nasiruddin Chowdhury informed that they were unable to provide mass publicity due to time constraints.
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