MSC, Usha play out unruly draw

The suspended high-voltage clash of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League between Usha KC and Mohammedan SC finally ended in a 3-3 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, but not before more unruly behavior from players and the officials.

The match resumed from where it halted due to bad light on Wednesday and joint-champions Usha went ahead in the first minute of the remaining 19 minutes of play after Aleem Belal converted a penalty corner in the 51st minute.

But the game was halted 10 minutes into the match as Mohammedan claimed a penalty corner, appealing that the ball had hit an Usha player inside the circle while another Usha player tried to foil a Mohammedan attack, but Singaporean umpire Hari Sharan turned down the claims and signaled to continue the game.

However, Mohammedan players and officials refrained from continuing play for nearly 20 minutes as they demanded a penalty corner. Once play eventually resumed, Mohammedan leveled the margin in the 63rd minute with a brilliant goal from Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, who had also struck the equalizer in the 13th minute after Belal put Usha ahead in the seventh minute on Wednesday.

In the day's other matches, Ajax SC thrashed Railway 6-0 while Shadharan Bima beat  Wari Club 1-0.