Former champions Dhaka Abahani Limited halted Club Cup champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club’s all-win run beating them by 4-3 goals in a keenly contested super league match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey here on Thursday. Dhaka Mariner Youngs’ Club needed just a draw in the day’s match to clinch their 2nd league crown with a match to spare against Dhaka Mohammedan SC on November 27, but they failed to give their best in the match held at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium. With the day’s shocking defeat, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club not only conceded the first defeat in the league after winning the 13 consecutive matches, but also forced to halt their party to celebrate the league crown after winning the season’s curtain raiser meet Club Cup Hockey title. Read: Premier Hockey: Abahani stay in race beating Mohammedan 4-2 By virtue of the day’s merited victory, Abahani topped the league table jointly with Mariner Youngs Club securing 39 points from all the 15 matches, against Mariner Youngs 14 matches. In the day’s nerve shattering match, Dutch player Bjom Kellerman struck put Abahani ahead in the very 7th minute from a penalty stroke (1-0) while Sohanur Rahman scored twice from penalty corners in the 14th and 17th minutes to put Mariner ahead from behind (2-1). Read: Premier Hockey: Mohammedan SC beat arch-rival Abahani Ltd 4-0 Bjom leveled the margin for Abahani in the 26th minute from a penalty corner (2-2) while Shonaur Rahman again put Mariners ahead in the 28th minute from penalty corner (3-2). Khorshdur Rahman scored two quick goals in a span of a few seconds in the last minute of the match, both from penalty corners guiding Abahani to a dream victory.   

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club earned a massive 14-0 goal win over Victoria Sporting Club in Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League’2021 at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Thursday.  Sohanur Rahman scored five, Tahsin Ali four, Fazle Hossain Rabbi two, Hridoy, Rohan Sabbir and Pardeep Mor contributed one goal each for the Arambagh outfit Mariner Youngs Club. Read: Club Cup Hockey: Mariner crush Azad 9-0 In the day’s 2nd match, Sonali Bank SRC beat Ajaz Sporting Club by 3-1 goal at the same venue this afternoon. Julha Mizan struck twice and Rakibul Hasan Junior scored one for the bankers’ team while Obaidul Hossain Joy contributed the lone goal for Elephant Road outfit Ajax SC.    Read: Club Cup Hockey: Abahani, Mohammedan make flying start

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club clinched the first-ever Club Cup Hockey title, the SIBL Club Cup Hockey Tournament’21, outplaying four times champions Dhaka Abahani Limited  by 3-0 goals in the final at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Saturday. Sohanur Rahman Sabuj struck twice in the 22nd and 58th minutes while Indian player Avishek scored the other goal in the 55th minute for the 2018 Club Cup runners up Mariner Youngs Clubm, shocking their formidable rivals and Dhanmondi outfit Abahani Ltd. Avishek of the champion team was adjudged the best player of the tournament while Milan Hossain of the same team named as the highest scorer of the meet scoring six goals. Both the players got prize money of Tk 10,000 each from Khawja Rahmatullah Trust.  Read: Club Cup Hockey: Mariner crush Azad 9-0 President of Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) and Chief of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshall Sheikh Abdul Hannan witnessed the day’s final as the chief guest.  Managing Director of the meet’s sponsor Social Islami Bank Ltd Kazi Osman Ali was also present as special guest. Read:Club Cup Hockey: Abahani, Mohammedan make flying start The champions team received prize money of Tk 1,00,000 while the runners-up Dhaka Abahani Limited got Tk 50,000 as prize money.

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club thumped Azad Sporting Club 9-0 Sunday in the SIBL Club Cup Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium. Harsdeep Kapoor and Milon Hossain struck two goals each, while Satandar Kumar, Avishek, Mamunur Rahman Chayan, Fazle Hossain Rabbi and Shahidur Rahman Saju scored one goal each for Mariner. Read: Victory Day Hockey: Army, Navy earn comfortable wins In Sunday's first match, Sonali Bank Club beat Bangladesh Sporting Club 4-0 at the same venue. Rakib, Parvez, Mehedi and Rocky scored one goal each for the winners. Read: Women's Hockey: Narail DSA crush Jashore 4-0