The runners-up battle of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2023-24 between Dhaka Abahani Ltd and Dhaka Mohammedan SC moved into an exciting stage after the day's matches at two separate venues across the country Friday afternoon.
Six times champions Dhaka Abahani Limited consolidated their claim for the league runners-up position crushing bottom-placed Brothers Union Club by 7-1 goals at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj Friday afternoon.
Federation Cup champions Dhaka Mohammedan SC lost their supremacy over their traditional rivals Dhaka Abahani in the ongoing league after playing 3-3 goals draw with lowly Rahmatganj MFS
at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh Friday afternoon.
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Earlier on last Saturday, star studded Bashundhara Kings clinched Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football title for a record 5th consecutive times beating Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 2-1 goals at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh.
Bashundhara Kings earned 40 points from 15 matches to the league champions with three matches to spare while Dhaka Abahani Limited and Dhaka Mohammedan SC battling for the runners-up position securing 29 points each from 16 matches.
In Gopalganj, St.Vincent striker Cornelius Stewart made a hattrick for the sky blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani Ltd scoring four goals in the 70th, 86th, 90th and 90+4 minutes respectively.
Brazillian forward Washington Brandao scored twice for Abahani in the 10th and 64th minutes while local midfielder Meraj Hossain Opi netted the remaining goal in the 90+2 minute.
Uzbek defender Nodirbek Mavlonov scored the consolation goal for the Gopibagh outfit Brothers Union in the 79th minute from a penalty.
Brothers Union Club were restricted to 10-man in 50th minute of the match as their Gambian defender Pape Musa Faye got direct red card.
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In Mymensingh, Malian striker cum captain Souleymane Diabate struck twice for Dhaka Mohammedan SC in the 21st and
90+5 minutes while Jafor Iqbal netted the other goal for Mohammedan SC in the 6th minute.
Ghana striker Samuel Konney scored twice for Rahmatganj MFS in the 42nd and 65th minutes respectively while Ernest Boateng netted the remaining goal in the 34th minute.
In the day's other league match between Chittagong Abahani Ltd and hosts Sheikh Russel KC ended in 1-1 goals at the Bashundhara Kings Arena Friday afternoon.
Nigerian foward Seun Paul put Ctg Abahani ahead in the 11th minute while Nigerian defender Ganiu Atanda restored the parity for Sheikh Russel KC in the 73rd minute