Abahani, Mohammedan reach semis of Club Cup Hockey
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Two powerhouses of country's sports - Abahani Limited and Mohammedan SC reached the semifinals of the Dhaka Bank Club Cup Hockey tournament with one match to spare beating their respective rivals at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB.
Both the teams have secured full nine points from three straight Group A matches maintaining their all-win run and will meet each other on Thursday at 4 pm to decide the group championship.
Usha KC and Sonali Bank SRC also confirmed their semifinal berths from Group B with one match to spare securing full six points from two matches and will meet each other in the last group match on Friday at 4 pm.
In the day's first match, the traditional black and white Mohammedans outplayed Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 5-0 goals after dominating the first half 2-0.
National player Mamunur Rahman Chayan made a hattrick scoring four goals in a row in the 27th, 30th, 40th and 63rd minutes, all from penalty corners, while national forward Russell Mahmud Jimmy netted the other goal in the 66th minute.
In the day's 2nd match, Abahani Limited earned a comfortable 5-1 goals victory over Ajax SC after leading the first half 3-1.
Asaduzzaman Chandan struck twice in the 10th and 17th minutes, Hasan Jubaer also netted two goals in the 27th and 68th minutes while Milan Hossain scored the other goal in the 46th minute for the popular sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit.
Shahidullah Khokon scored the consolation goal for the losers in the 33rd minute.
Both the teams have secured full nine points from three straight Group A matches maintaining their all-win run and will meet each other on Thursday at 4 pm to decide the group championship.
Usha KC and Sonali Bank SRC also confirmed their semifinal berths from Group B with one match to spare securing full six points from two matches and will meet each other in the last group match on Friday at 4 pm.
In the day's first match, the traditional black and white Mohammedans outplayed Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 5-0 goals after dominating the first half 2-0.
National player Mamunur Rahman Chayan made a hattrick scoring four goals in a row in the 27th, 30th, 40th and 63rd minutes, all from penalty corners, while national forward Russell Mahmud Jimmy netted the other goal in the 66th minute.
In the day's 2nd match, Abahani Limited earned a comfortable 5-1 goals victory over Ajax SC after leading the first half 3-1.
Asaduzzaman Chandan struck twice in the 10th and 17th minutes, Hasan Jubaer also netted two goals in the 27th and 68th minutes while Milan Hossain scored the other goal in the 46th minute for the popular sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit.
Shahidullah Khokon scored the consolation goal for the losers in the 33rd minute.