Former champions Dhaka Abahani Limited maintained an all-win run in the 11-team Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League crushing Azad SC by 10-1 goals at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Tuesday.
This was the 3rd consecutive victory for the sky- blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani in the league after crushing Dilkusha SC by 10-1 goals in the first match and beat old Dhaka giant Usha KC by 2-1 goals in the 2nd match.
In the day's match, Pushkar Kisha Mimo, Rakibul Hasan Rocky and Roman Sarkar scored two goals each while Naimuddin, Mohammad Abdullah, Ashraful Islam and Farhad Ahmed Shitul scored one goal each for Abahani while Mohabbat scored the consolation goal for Azad SC.
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Defender Farhad Ahmed Shitul opened the floodgate for Abahani in the 2nd minute from a penalty corner (1-0), Rakibul Hasan doubled the margin in the 8th minute by a field goal (2-0), Pushkar Kisha Mimo scored the 3rd goal for Abahani in the 14th minute (3-0).
Naimuddin contributed a field goal in the 19th (4-0), Pushkar Kisha Mimo scored his 2nd and 5th goal for Abahani in the following minute (20th minute, defender Ashraful Islam scored the 6th goal in the 21st minute from a penalty corner (6-0).
In the 33rd minute, Rakibul Hasan scored his 2nd and the 7th goal for Abahani, Roman Sarkar further sounded the Abahani margin scoring the 8th goal in the 38th minute (8-0) and Mohammad Abdullah made it 9-0 in the 42nd minute (9-0).
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Mohabbat pulled Azad SC margin one back by a field goal in the 51st minute (9-1) while Roman Sarkar sealed the fate of the match scoring his 2nd and the 10th goal for Abahani in the 58th minute (10-1)