Brothers pay for goalkeeping errors
Title contenders Sheikh Russel KC made a winning start to the Bangladesh Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, thanks to a couple of terrible blunders from Brothers goalkeeper Mohiuddin Ranu.
National discard Mohammad Abdullah and Brazilian Lopes Rodrigues scored the goals for Sheikh Russel before Congolese striker Siyo Zunapio pulled one back from the spot for the men in orange.
Sheikh Russel, the 2012 league champions, got off to a fine start and enjoyed better ball possession but lacked cutting edge. However, Brothers goalkeeper made the job easy for them by conceding the two goals within a space of four minutes.
Ranu conceded the lead in the 12th minute when he came out of the danger zone and handled the ball outside the box, giving away a free-kick, which was swung in by Abdullah.
The goalkeeper came out of his line again four minutes later, this time trying to clear a long ball from Bakhtyiar Duishobekov but only managing to get the ball rebounded off his own defender Osagie Monday, with Rodrigues in position to nod it in.
Zunapio converted a spot-kick in the 32nd minute but that only reduced the margin of defeat for the club from Gopeebagh.
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