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Abahani starts second-leg of BPL with emphatic win

Football 2025-02-22, 10:07pm

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Dhaka,  22 Feb- Midfielder Enamul Islam Gazi scored a brace as Abahani Limited Dhaka, came from behind, thrashed Fakirerpool Young Men’s Club by  6-1 goals in the second-leg of Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League football held at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Saturday.

Apart from Gazi’s two goals in the match, Mohammad Ridoy, Mohammad Ibrahim, Jafar Iqbal and Mirajul Islam supported him with a lone goal each while forward Sayed Hossen Sayem scored a lone goal for Fakirerpool. 

The match was locked 1-1 draw at the breather.

Sayem opened an account scoring the first goal for Fakirerpool in the 15th minute while Ridoy restored the parity for Abahani in the 40th minute of the match.

After the breather, Abahani Limited took the lead when Gazi scored the second goal in the 54th minute and he scored his second and third goal for Abahani Limited in the 60tht minute of the match.

Ibrahim further widened Abahani’s margin scoring the fourth goal in the 76th minute while forward Jafar Iqbal made the score line 5-0 in the 86th minute of the match.
  
Forward Mirajul Islam sealed the victory scoring the sixth goal for Abahani Limited in the 90+1st minute of the match.   

Abahani dominated the proceeding, especially in the second half, and notched their deserving victory on the day, while Fakirerpool were off-colored except the day’s lone goal.    
With the day’s win, the traditional sky blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani improved their tally to 23 points, three points behind the league leaders Mohammedan, from ten matches while Fakirerpool, which stand eighth position in the league table, remained at their previous collection of nie points playing the same number of matches.  

Earlier, in the first-leg, Abahani Limited blanked Fakirerpool Youn Men’s Club by 2-0 goals held at Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur.

After the first round, the league will go to recess from for national team’s camp. The second round of the second-leg will be held on April 11, after Eid ul-Fitr. BSS