Fakirerpool YMC force Fortis to split point in BPL

Dhaka, 25 April -Fakirerpool Young Men's Club forced ten men Fortis Football Club to split point when their match ended in a 1-1 draw in the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League football held at Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital Friday.

In the day's match, Nigerian forward Ojukwu David Ifegwu scored for Fortis, while C"te d'Ivoire recruit Ben Ibrahim netted for Fakirerpool.

Fortis led the first half by 1-0 goal.

After the attack and counterattack, Ifegwu finally broke the deadlock scoring the first goal for Fortis in the 33rd minute.

After the resumption, Fortis were reduced to ten men by the referee as Mohammad Sarowar Jahan got the marching order in the 56th minute for his unsporting behaviour.

Taking this advantage, Fakirerpool fought back in the match when forward Ben Ibrahim levelled the margin in the 65th minute of the match.

After that both the teams, however, got several scoring chances but failed to increase the margin in the remaining proceeding and eventually both the teams had to leave the field splitting one point each.

With the day's outcome, Fortis moved up fifth position in the league table with secured 18 points from 12 matches while Fakirerpool, who stand eighth position in the league table, collected ten points playing the same number of matches.

Earlier, in the first leg, Fortis Football Club blanked Fakirerpool by 3-0 goals held at Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur.

Three matches will be held Saturday with league leader Mohammedan Sporting Club will play against their arch-rival Abahani Limited at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Mymensingh, Bashundhara Kings meet Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society at Birshreshtha Flight Matiur Rahman Stadium in Mymensingh and Brothers Union Limited face Chittagong Abahani Limited at Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh.BSS