DHAKA, May 7, 2022 (BSS)- Abahani Limited, Dhaka continued their winning run
in the TVS Bangladesh Premier League Football when they defeated old Dhaka
outfit Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society by 2-1 goals held today
(Saturday) at Sylhet district Stadium in Sylhet.
In the day's match, forward Mehedi Hasan Royal and midfielder Jewel Rana
scored one goal each for the Abahani Limited team, who led the first half by
2-0 goals. Midfielder Mezabah Uddin netted the lone goal for Rahmatganj.
Abahani Limited launched attack early and got the reap when Royal scored the
first goal for his team in the 13th minute as Jewel doubled the lead scoring
the second goal for Abahani Limited in the 22nd minute of the match.
After the resumption, Rahmatganj were desperately trying to stage a fight
back in the match but failed to put any effective pressure on Abahani's
packed defense.
Rahmatganj's midfielder Mezabah Uddin, however, able to reduce the margin
scoring a lone goal in the dying moment of the match.
With the day's victory, the sky blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani Limited, who
stands at second position in the league table, collected 31 points from 14
matches while the traditional old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj remained at their
previous collection of 10 points playing the same number of matches.
Abahani will play their next match against Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra while
Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society face Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in
their next respective matches scheduled to be held on Thursday (May 12).
Sunday's matches:
Swadhinata Krira Sangha vs Uttar Baridhara Club at Shaheed Smrity Stadium in
Rajshahi and Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited vs Chattogram Abahani Limited
at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla.
Both the matches kick off at 3.45 pm.