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Rahmatganj hold Brothers

Abahani off to a flyer

Sports Reporter
Forward Maksu-dul Amin Rana scored a hattrick as Federation Cup champions Aba-. hani Krira Chakra got off to a flying start in the Anal round of the Shamsuddin Spinning Mahanagan Cup with a 5-2 thrashing of FarashganJ Sporting Club in the Group Two opener at the floodlit Mirpur Stadium yesterday.
Rana, one of the super-flop stars of Bangladesh in their disastrous SAFF championship campaign early this month, lived up in the domestic circuit to score his second hattrick of the season. The short and dapper striker scored his first hat-trick against Agrani Bank during the Federation Cup last month.
Rana apart, defender King-shook and latest Sri Lankan import Roshan Perera struck one goal apiece for the sky-blue outfit while Mujibur Rahman Ritu and Alamgir reduced the margin for the old Dhaka side scoring one goal each.
Abahani. who won the season s first major trophy — Federation Cup — last month. Iqok the lead as early in the sixth minute through a corner from the right side. Defender Kingshook outfoxed the opponent defenders heading home a cosy floater sent by Mamun Joarder.
But the lead lasted for only ten minutes as FarashganJ bounced back into the match with the equaliser originating from the left wing of the ola-towners Forward Ritu, after receiving a short pass from Alamgir , dribbled past an ad vancing Abahani defender Munna before finding the net with an accurate swerving shot.
The Dhanmondt club however staged a rapid retaliation and regained the lead within two minutes with Amin Rana slotting the ball home from a goal mouth melee.
Rana then saw off the first half with a power-packed grounder into the target after being fed by a Perera pass in the 40th minute.
After the breather. FarashganJ forward Alamgir closed the margin with an intelligent placing shot from a Farhad pass In the 67th minute. But their enthusiasm and aspiration ended there as Abahani scored two more goals in next 23 minutes to wrap up the match.
Perera, the brilliant performer in SAFF meet who failed to impress spectators on his debut in Dhaka football, tapped In the fourth goal for'a Abahani cashing in m a left" side cross from substitute ‘ Uzbek forward Anatoly in the 69th minute while Rana com-iileted his treble with a right-ooter from the top of the box in
the 80th minute.
In their next match tomorrow. Abahani will meet First Division side Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society who earlier in yesterdays first match, held powerful side Brothers Union Club to a one all draw.
In a boring and dull rn counter. Rahmatganj gave their illustrious counterparts a good run for their money by operating some all-out attack. But due to lack of experience, all of their offensives went down the drain while giving the finishing touch.
On the other hand. Brothers Union, who were automatically through to the second round as 1995 DMFA Cup semifinalists, failed to Justice their rating against the rankoutsiders of the first Division outfit.
Although, they launched some assaults in Ute late second half, but the half-hearted efforts were smartly staved off by the ever-alert Rahmatganj defence.
Brothers Union will take on FarashganJ Sporting Club in their next match tomorrow afternoon .
TODAY'S MATCHES
Muktfioddha Sangsad vs Aranibagh KS (3 pm)
Mohammedan SC vs YMC Fakirerpool ( 5 pm)