Wins for Mohammedan, Ctg Abahani
Mohammedan Sporting Club came from a goal down to beat Rahmatganj MFS 2-1 in a Bangladesh Premier League fixture at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
The third victory in the last four matches took Sean Lane's side to 39 points from 21 matches, one point behind Chattogram Abahani while Rahmatganj remained in ninth position with 18 points from 20 matches.
The Black and Whites started the match on the wrong foot, conceding a spot-kick in the fourth minute when Atikuzzaman brought down Felix Chidi Odili inside the box. The Nigerian himself stepped up to give the Old Dhaka outfit the lead.
Odili came close to doubling the lead soon but Mohammedan goalkeeper Sujan Hossain twice denied the Nigerian while at the other end a triple attempt from Mohammedan came to nothing as either the goalie or a defender or the other woodwork came to Rahmatganj's rescue.
However, there was no rescuing the Old Dhaka outfit when Kamrul Islam curled in a left-footed free-kick over goalkeeper Ariful Islam's head in the 39th minute.
Mohammedan striker Yassan Ouatching's shot rattled the crossbar in the 43rd minute as the two sides went into the break with parity.
The second half saw far less action but Mohammedan found the decisive goal in the 71st minute when defender Mounzir Coulidiati smashed home from the middle of the box after Habibur Rahman Shohag's low corner was poorly dealt with by the Rahmatganj defence. Rahmatganj had defender Khurshed Beknazarov sent off minutes later, extinguishing their hopes of salvaging a point.
In the day's second match, Chattogram Abahani beat relegation-threatened Brothers Union 2-1 to remain in fourth position with 40 points from 21 matches.
Chinedu Matthew gave the port city side a 16th minute lead, but Imtiaz Sultan Jitu cancelling it out seven minutes later. As the game looked headed for a draw, substitute Kawsar Ali Rabbi tapped home from inside the six-yard box in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give Chattogram Abahani their fourth win on the trot.
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