\fter a disappointing inaugural league engagement defending champions dial tin! Krira Chakra yesterday came out
of tfa .shell to earn a resounding 3-0 win over Kalunatganj Muslim Friends Society in the lone lifebuoy Premier Division football league match at the Dliaka Stadium
< >n the resuming day after an unscheduled two-day recess due to un-play able ground condition caused by faavy downpour. Abaliani. appearing in the second match under floodlights. led the first half by a solitary goal
Monem Muiuia. the sky blues defender turned striker, put them into tlx- lead in the 3Uth minute with a low-drive from an acute angle that found the Rahmatganj ix-t after hitting a defender.
It was Mumia's second goal in the i urrent league. He had earlier struck tlx- all-important goal in Ills sides tone goal win over Farashganj in the inaugural match on June 30.
liter tile brvatfar Sergei the Russian midfielder of the Dhanmondi outfit doubled the margin in the 60th minute. Substitute Swapan made it 3 0 three minutes from the final whistle when the diminutive midfielder slotted the ball into an open net after latching on to a Sergei cross from the left
But Abahani could have won by a bigger margin had their striker Jamal not spoiled two easy sitters during the last quarter of the one-sided affair.
On a heavy outfield Abahani took control of the match from the word go with Sergei playing the stellar rote in every Abahani attack
But in the fifth minute Munna
missed an easy cliance when the long serving Abaliani defender tapped the ball wide off the mark from close.
In the 23rd minute Munna was once again deprived of a goal when the Rahmatganj custodian Lahul thwarted his blistering shot at the cost of a corner.
seven minutes later lady luck smiled upon Munna when he broke the deadlock rather fortuously as Ixxh Lahul and defender Jaglu failed to clear his scorching drive.
On the other hand Rahmatganj,
who were promoted to the elite group as First Division league champions last year, were at the receiving end throughout the 90-minute en counter.
llxir misery multiplied when their captain Nazimuddin got the march ing order in (be 34th mi nun after re cehing his Mwnd yeUow card for an innocuous looking foul against Munna hi the midfield.
It was for the second successive match that kahinatganj were reduced to ten-men. Earlier, their striker Ripon was sent off during the out town outfit s opening match against Muktijoddha. Rahmatganj also suffered a thrasliing by a similar margin at the hands of the last year’s runners-up.
With this win Abahani collected full six points from two nialclxs while Rahmatganj are yet to open their account on completion of same number of engagements.
POLICE DRAW
Meanwhile, in the first match of the day babes Police Athletic Club recorded their second successive draw in the Lifebuoy First Division football league when they held Bangladesh Boys to a goalless draw.
In the lacklustre engagement BangLidesh Boys, who were relegated from the Premier Division last year, enjoyed a slight edge over the pro-motees but failed to win due to poor marksmanship
The draw left Police with two points from as many outings while Bangladesh Boys, who had earlier suffered a shocking 1-2 defeat at the hands of Badda Jagorani, collected their first point from two matches.
ESKATON WIN
Away at the Mirpur Stadium Eska ton Sangiia pkked up a sensational 3 2 win over PWD SG
After a barren first half all the five goals were scored in the second session.
Dipu. Arif and Shafique netted one goal apiece for the winners while striker Bulbul scored both the goals for the vasquished.
TODAY’S MATCHES:
Muktijadha Sangsad vs Young-mens Fakirerpooi (4.40 pm, Dhaka Stadium).
V ictoria SC vs East End Club (5 pm. Mirpur Stadium).
Brothers Union vs Arambagh KS (6.30 pm. Dhaka Stadium I