Defending champions Bashundhara Kings earned the 3rd victory in their 6th match of the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, outplaying Bangladesh Police FC by 5-0 goals at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday.

Despite the day's comfortable victory, star-studded Bashundhara Kings are struggling at the 5th slot securing 10 points from 6 matches with three wins, one draw and two defeats.

In the day's match, Brazilian midfielder Jonathan Fernandes struck twice in the 10th and 38th minutes while local forwards Mojibor Rahman Jony and Rakib Hossain and Brazilian medio Miguel Damasceno netted one each in the 12th, 50th and 90+5 minutes respectively for last season's treble winners Kings, which clearly dominated the first half by 3-0 goals

Police FC's Paraguay defender Moreno got marching order in the 85th minutes of the match.

The day's other match between 6-time champions Dhaka Abahani Limited and Fortis FC ended in a goalless draw at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka.

With the day's maiden draw, Abahani Limited, without any foreign players, advanced to the 2nd slot on the league table securing 13 points from six matches with four wins, one draw and one defeat

Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd maintained the lead on the league table with all-win record securing full 15 points from straight five matches, playing one match less than Abahani; Rahmatganj MFS are in the 3rd slot with 12 points from five matches.

In the day's remaining match, Brothers Union Club remained at the 4th slot with 11 points from six matches beating Yonugmen's Club Fakirerpool by 3-0 goals at the Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj.

Gambia forward Mustapha Drammeh (10th minute), Senegalese midfielder Cheikh Sene (34th) and local forward Sajjad Hossain (42nd) scored one each for the Gopibagh outfit Brothers, all in the first half.