Saif Sporting Club
BPL Football: Saif beat Chittagong Abahani 4-3 to move 3rd spot
Saif Sporting Club moved to the third spot in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football after beating Chittagong Abahani 4-3 at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla Thursday.
Saif advanced to the third spot for the first time, toppling three times champion Sheikh Jamal with a better goal difference, securing 30 points from 16 matches.
Chittagong Abahani remained in the fifth spot with 26 points from 16 matches.
Nigerian forward Emeka Ogbugh put Saif ahead into the lead in the 43rd minute (1-0). Afghan midfielder Omid Popalzay pulled one back for Chittagong Abahani in the 57th (1-1).
Nigerian playmaker Candy Augustine scored the second goal for Chittagong Abahani (2-1).
Local forward Foysal Ahmed Fahim of Saif again pulled back one more in the 72nd minute and put his team ahead in the 74th (3-2).
Abahani's Nigerian forward Peter Thankgod restored parity in the 87th minute from a penalty (3-3).
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Emery Bayisenge scored the match-winner for Saif in the 91st minute also from a penalty (4-3).
In the day's other match, Muktijoddha Sangsad beat Swadhinata 1-0 at the Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium in Rajshahi.
Obaidur Rahman Nawab scored the match-winner for Muktijoddha in the 42nd minute.
2 years ago
Ind Cup Football: Saif SC, BD Army reach quarterfinals
Saif Sporting Club and Bangladesh Army reached the quarterfinals of Riviera Independence Cup Football’ 21 from Group C as both the group matches ended in 1-1 draw at the Bir Shrestha Shahid Shapahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday.
Bangladesh Army played to a 1-1 draw with Muktijoddha Sangad KC in the day’s first match Monday afternoon while Dhaka Mohammedan SC coming from behind shard points with Saif Sporting Club also in 1-1 affairs in the day’s other match in the evening.
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After the day’s matches, Saif SC smarty qualified for the knock out stage with unbeaten record securing seven points from three matches while Bangladesh Army managed a quarterfinal berth collecting four points from three matches in head to head counting.
With the day’s 1-1 draw, the freedom fighters team Muktijoddha SKC made their early exit from the season’s curtain raiser meet with one point from three matches, despite they dominated the first half by 1-0 goal.
Mohammedan SC was also eliminated from the meet in early stage despite securing four points from three matches in head to head counting, losing to Army by 1-2 goals.
In the day’s first match, Egyptian forward Ahmed Ayman Abdalazem put Muktijoddha SKC ahead in the very 8th minute (1-0) while midfielder Samimul Haque restored the parity for Army in the 88th minute (1-1).
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Mahbub Alam of Army team got marching order after receiving two yellow cards in the match.
In the day’s 2nd match, Nigerian forward Sunday Udoh scored first for Saif SC in the 45th minute while Rajib leveled the margin for black and white Mohammedan in the stoppage time of the match (90+1 minute).
2 years ago
BPL: Saif in top 4 after thrashing Police; Brothers taste first win outplaying Arambagh
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3 years ago
BPL Football 9th round begins Tuesday
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3 years ago
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BPL Football: Saif SC beat Mohammedan SC 2-1
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3 years ago
Bashundhara lift Fed Cup title 2nd time in a row
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3 years ago
Fed Cup Football: Saif Sporting make first-ever final berth
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3 years ago