Kings paint BNS red
Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings made sure that, on their debut in Asia's second-tier club competition yesterday, the Bangabandhu National Stadium bore a refreshing new look. Along with their play during a dominant 5-1 defeat of TC Sports Club in the AFC Cup match, they also ensured that it would be an occasion for fans and players alike to remember.
As the host team, the Kings deployed some 100 stewards/guards wearing yellow vests and keeping an eye on the galleries, which may be common in the big leagues of Europe but it is something different in a football match here, and TC Sports Club players were given a VIP reception as temporary arches were formed with a red carpet laid beneath, starting from the tunnel of the dressing rooms at BNS.
The Bashundhara management also set up some 16 food stalls at the galleries for spectators, which is also unusual for football matches in Bangladesh and more in line with international cricket matches held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. They also set up two giant screens at the northern galleries of Torch gate to show the statistics of the match and the match clock.
The Eastern and Western Galleries were interspersed with red as fans turned up in numbers wearing the home jersey and provided whole-hearted, full-throated support by beating drums and blowing whistles throughout the match. The Bashundhara Kings players repaid the fans' support after the match by waving towards them and acknowledging their applause before heading to the dressing room, reveling in a victory to cherish.
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