Two mediocre teams -- Chittagong Abahani Ltd and Dhaka Mohammedan -DC -- shared points with each other as their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football encounter ended in 3-3 draw at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla on Sunday.
Malian striker Souleymane Diabate made a hattrick for the traditional black and whites Mohammedan in the match scoring all the three goals in the 2nd, 67th and 90+5 minutes.
Shakhawat Hossain scored twice in the 12th and 26th minutes while Nigerian forward Peter Thankgod netted the remaining goal for the port city team Ctg Abahani in the 59th minute from a penalty.
In the day's other match. Uttar Baridhara Club beat newcomers and bottom ranked Swadhinata KS by 2-0 goals at the Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium in Rajshahi.
Mustafa scored both the goals for Baridhara team in the 27th and 90+4 minutes.
After the day's match, Chittagong Abahani remained at the 5th slot with 23 points while Dhaka Mohammedan are in the 6th place with 22 points, playing 14 matches each.
After the day's 14th round matches, Bashundhara Kings further consolidated their solo lead in the league table securing 35 points, Dhaka Abahani Ltd followed the leader distantly collecting 31 points while Sheikh Jamal DC are in the 3rd slot with 27 points.
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