Zonal hosts Bandarban Joined Bangladesh Customs, Dhaka University and Chan dpur as the fourth team to qualify for the final round of the 17th national football championship for the Shcr-e-Bangla Cup by edging past Cox's Bazar by a solitary goal in the Bandarban zonal final yesterday.

The final round comprising the ten zona! champions, defending champions Bangladesh Army and hosts of the finals Mymcnsingh DSA will begin from November 4 at the Mymcnsingh Stadium.

Bandarban. who were declared winners against Ran-gamatt in the semifinals after a player of the latter team — Aung Chaung Chowdhury — had been found guilty of double registration, yesterday proved a real match for Cox's Bazar, who beat Chittagong by two goals to one in their semifinal encounter.

Ripon scored the all-important goal for Bandarban in the 82nd minute.

Gtasuddin of Cox's Bazar Invited the yellow cards for rough play.

Chairman of the local government parishad Sa Chingh Pru witnessed the keenly-contested final as chief guest and distributed the trophies.

Eight DSAs — Chittagong. Rangamati, Khagrachhari. Cox's Bazar. Noakhall. Luxmi-pur, Feni, and the hosts Bandarban — took part in the zonal qualifier*.

Reaz. the enterprising midfielder of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club, doubled the margin In the ninth minute (2-0).

Zakir, the Industrious forward of the First Division league champions Abahani Krira Chakra, made ft 3-0 In the 21st minute.

Munir got the fourth goal of the match In the 44th minute and completed his hattrick in the 72nd minute (3-0).

Reaz then led the charge for Narayanganj and scored the remaining two goals to notch up hfs hattrick in the 78th and 89th minutes (7-0).

Narayanganj will take on the victors of today's semifinal between Munshlganj and Dhaka In the final to decide the Madaripur zonal champions.

Hosts Nctrakona registered an emphatic 7-1 victory over Kishoreganj at the Netrakona, thanks to a hat-trick by Babu Das.

Syed Khan Biplab put Netrakona in the lead in the second minute of play (1-0) and Akhter Hossain doubled the margin In the 31st minute (2-0).

Biplab netted hfs second goal of the match in the 40th minute (3-0).

It was then the turn of Babu Das who got his first two goals in the 51st and 67th minutes (5-0).

Azharul Huq pulled one back for Kishoreganj In the 84th minute (5-1).

Liton made ft 6-1 for Netrakona in the 87th minute while Babu Das scored his hat-trick to complete the tally for the winners a minute from time (7-1).

Selim Khan, Arif Khan and Pons of Netrakona and Md Masud, Rafiqul Islam and Ashfaq of Kishoreganj were booked by referee Shaikh Bad ruddin.

Netrakona will clash with the winners of today's semifinal between Jamalpur and Tangail In the final to decide the zonal championship.

Rubel of Gaibandha slam-

med another hattrick to lead hts side to an exciting 3-2 victory over Kurlgram at Nilphamari.

The victory pits Gaibandha against the hosts Nilphamari In the zonal final to be held tomorrow

Rubel, who played for Abahani last season, opened the account for Gaibandha tn the 37 minute (1-0) and doubled the margin in the 44th minute (2-0).

The second session of the match saw a recharged Kurlgram who kept on attacking the opponent's citadel at regular Intervals.

Rezaul reduced the margin for Kurlgram tn the 77th minute while Kamal restored parity In the 80th minute

Rubel completed his hat-trick to get the decider for Gaibandha in the 84th minute when the match was heading for the tie-breaking session.

At Joypurhat, Rajshahi clinched a berth tn the zonal final by beating Pabna by a solitary goal.

Mahmud Alam Babu scored the all Important goal for Rajshahi in the 60th minute.

Two more zonal finals will be held today. At Khulna, the hosts will play Bagerhat while at Jessore, the hosts will meet Chuadan^.