Dhaka Abahani and Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira reached the quarterfinals of the new season's curtain raiser football tournament, the Bashundhara Group Independence Cup 2022 from Group C Saturday.
Coming from behind, Dhaka Abahani beat Bangladesh Air Force 3-1 at the Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj today.
Dhaka Abahani, who beat Uttara Football Club 2-0 in their first match, will play Muktijoddha Sangsad in the last group match on Wednesday to be group champions.
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In the day's match, Sumon Reza scored first for Air Force in the 11th minute. Midfielder Meraj Hossain Opi equalised for the Sky Blue Brigade in the 18th minute (1-1).
Costa Rica booter Daniel Colindres, who played at the Russian World Cup, put Abahani ahead in the 32nd minute (2-1). Brazilian forward Getterson Alves Santos sealed the fate of the match, scoring the third goal for Abahani (3-1).
In the day's other match, Muktijoddha also booked a quarterfinal berth beating Uttara Football Club 3-0 at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj.
Sojib, Soma and Rashed scored one each for the freedom fighters' team, who dominated the first half 1-0.