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Wait ends for soccer fans

Sports Reporter
The First Dlvi •ton football Ich gue resumes today after nearly a month » lay oft
The league co
and Police — have collected 12 and 10 points respectively
nimittcc had suspended the >««ue programme from April 29 In order to allow player* from different clubs to take part In two Aslan youth football competitions _ the under 16 In Rajshahl and Under 19 In Kannur, India
Thirty matches of this year's 20 team league remain to be settled I eague leader* and reigning chamoton* Aba hanl Krlra Chakra nave so far collected 31 points from 16 matches, dropping their only point to Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation in a I ■ I draw.
Last year's runners up Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club are trailing arch-rivals Abahanl by two points Their collection so far Is 29 from 16 matches Mohammedans lost to Warl Chib by a solitary goal and then drew with Rahmalganj Mb'S to raise the number of the lost points to three. Unlike Brothers Union, and to some extent Abahanl. Mohammedans showed clear signs of improvement as the league wore on.
Federation Cup champion Brothers Union cut a very sorry figure in this years league, managing only 25 points from 16 matches The spirit and cohesion which had helped the Goptbagh boys to lopplc Mohammedans and Abahanl in the Federation Cup were totally missing, during the league Club officials recruited three Iraqis In a des pcratc bid to inject new life In the team but that turned out to be ploughing tn the sands and the exasperated team plkyers and officials reverted to local combination prior to the abrupt closure of the kuguc
One hundred and sixty matches have so far been held with each team playing 16 matches apiece The two new comers Eskaton SabuJ Sangha
Eskaton startea very pro inialngly. putting up a spirited show against Mohammedans in their first match which they narrowly lost 2 3 In Arman they have a very skilful play maker but he did not get enough support from his teammates. Otherwise. Eska ton should have stayed higher in the points table
Police, the other newcomers. will have to struggle to avoid relegation along with Bangladesh Jute Mills Cor potation, who have confirmed their demotion. It is a sad predicament for the myrmi dons of law who showed glimpse* of promise in their first match against Abahanl when they almost snatched a point from the champions In the league curtain-raiser which
the sky blue* won by a late, fiard earned goal.
BJMC who ensured the service* pf BKSP players paid through their noses for their indiscretion as the Inexpert enced BKSP player* could reap only three point* from 16 matches
Meanwhile, the National Sport* Council has turned down the plea of the league committee to stage the three crucial matches at the centre of the Dhaka Stadium. The three matches In questton— Mohammedan* vs Brother*. Abahanl v* Brothers and the last and moat Important and often explosive encounter between Mohammedan* and Abahanl The Dhaka Metropolis Football Association sr MDFA the organisers, wanted to shift the pitch to the centre of the stadium to avoid possible tn terruption originating from crowd violence NSC, perhaps unwilling to sacrifice the cricket pitches for football, advised DMFA to arrange the crunch matches at the Mlrpur Stadium along with some other scheduled matches Moham medan Sporting Club, it was learnt gave a note of dissent expressing their unwillingness to play the important matches In the fear of adequate security
Sheikh Mohammpd Aslam of Abahanl is the leading scorer with twelve goals while Mohammedan's Russian striker Abdou Rahimov follows him close to the heels with ten. TUtul of War! scored the first hatlrick of the season lol lowed by Rumman Bin Walt Sliabblr and Abdou Rahimov of Mohammedan* both whom notched hatlricks.
TODAY’S TIES
Today. Rahmatgunj MI’S meet Dhanmondl Club at the Mlrpur Stadium at 4 pm whlk-Victoria play Arambagh In the first of the two matches to be played at the Dhaka Stadium at 5 league leaders Abahanl begin their quest to retain the title at seven against PWD Sports Club at the Dhaka Stadium