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Double loss for Brothers

Sports Reporter
Brother* lost to reigning chant plena Abahani
Km a Chakra 0 3 in an important Utat DM* ton
football league Be at the Mlrpur Stadium yesterday but their officials brought the game to disrepute by indulging in lawk-ssness on the field that led to a 17-minute hold up in the proceedings.
The pandemonium on the field however, did not come from the blue. As they say. If there is a smoke there must be a fire, and yesterday’s origi nated from a skirmish between two player* —Alexey Artficv, one of Abahani'* three Russian footballer*, and Ahmed of Brothers, an incident which led to the expulsion of both player* from the field by ref eree Nazir Hossatn. What fol lowed next was nothing new from the officials of the Gopibagh side notorious for their growing inclination toward* anarchy and disrespect to law and order
The Federation Cup champtons Brothers Unton. now far out of the race for the title with only 25 points from 17 matches, had nothing to lose whereas Abahani. the league leaders with 33 points, could
not afford to drop a point which would greatly help then arch rivals Mohammedans trailing the sky blue* by two clear points.
Unlike their earlier match against Mohammedan* which they k>*l by a similar margin. Brother* failed to exert early pressure on their opponent* and Abahani looked incisive and eager enough to take an early lead
However, it was' the men in orange who drew the first blood defying the territorial dominance of their opponents tn the fourteenth minute when Du lai blasted the ball over the bar from close after a Pijush Nandy flag kick from the right caused confusion in the Abahani defence
Abahani, smarting under a short spell of Brother* on slaught. came storming and Polynkov, one of Abahanl's heroes last night, engineered the first goal of ike match. He latched on to a through ball and bulldozed into the Broth er* penalty box. feinting out a couple of defender* on his way. but Brothers stopper Ataur read the writing on the wall quite well and tripped him clearly Inside the prohibited zone to court disaster Rumi neatly converted the resultant penalty that gave second choice Brothers goalie Atlq no chance in the 17th minute of the match (1-0). Sheikh Aslam, who was totally offcolour last evening, de prived Abahani of a sure goal when he headed wide a gem of a ball supplied by Rumi from Inside the box with Atlq at his mercy.
Alexander Polynkov scored Abahanl’s second goal In spec tacular fashion when he flew across the turf to head home a fine cross from the left, again by Rumi, in the 26lh minute (2 0)
Abahani had things under control In the second half also before an unfortunate and ignominious incident led to an abrupt stoppage for >7 mln ulcs. Midway through the second half Artficv was involved In a brawl with Ahmed of Broth crs. Referee Nazir Hossain quite rightly showed red cards to both the offending players and all broke loose as some Brothers fans and officials invaded pitch and attacked the Abahani players and the ref crec. Thankfully. Brothers Slayers on the field, partfeu irly Waseem and Rupu. tried their best to pacify their charged’ officials. The hoods let loose by the so-called officials’ uprooted the flag stands and beat up the referee
and pn »» photographer* Even Arshad All Mongol, the league committee secretary, didn't escape their wrath
The match resumed again alter the pandemonium and Sergei Zhukov ol Abahani macle up for the ugliness with a lovely goal in the 34th minute Polynkov weaved hl* way down the k-ft flank and sent a beaull ful square on top of the box for an onrushing Zhukov who thundered tn an accurate gniundcr that zoomed Into the m l past a diving Allq.
With this win. Abahani raise their collection to 35 point* from 18 matches while Brother* remain stuck at 25. also from 18 outings.
Abahanl's last league fixture — against arch-rivals Mu hamiiH'dan Spurling is sclicdulcd for June 7 That will also be the last fixture of this year's kaguc.
TEAMS
ABAHANI: Mohsin. Alam gir. Munna. Rehan (Nlra). Rana. Shakll (Zakir). Arlficv. Zhukov. Rumi. Aslam and Polynkov.
BROTHERS UNION Atlq Pljush. Ataur, Jaglu. Parvez Babul. Rupu. Manik. Waseem (Amir). Ahmed and Dulol
Referee Nazir Hossain
GUTEI) TOINTS
In the rain delayed first match at the same venue earlier In the afternoon. Eskaton Sabuj Sangha got two gifted points' against more fancied Public Works Department. The newcomers in this year's league won another fixed match 2-1.
Eskaton. who now have 15 points from 18 matches, led the first half two-nfl.
Shyamoi scored the first goal In the 10th minute while Rinku doubled the margin in the 27lh minute.
Premlal reduced the margin for IWD in the second minute of the post-lemon session for the losers who remain at 18
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TODAY'S MATCHES
RahmatganJ V* Ad.imjc : pni. Mlrpur Stadium)
Eaklrcr pool YM Vs |hak.. Wanderer* (5 pm Dhaka Sia dlum)
Mohammedan* V* I'ollcv AC (7 pm. Dhaka Stadium)