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Ctg win Abahanis war

NITOL-TATA NAT’L FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Sports Reporter
The stage for the semifinals of the Nitol-Tata National Football League was set on Tuesday but not before the two Abahanis were involved in a high-scoring drama in the last round robin match at the flood-lit Bawabandhu National Stadium on Monday.
Defending champions Abahani Krira Chakra scored two goals in the second half against their namesake from Chittagong to avoid a prema-iie clash with arch rivals jKjmHaitian SporringCluh (.hiuagong Abahani won the goal-feast second match 3-2 against their more colourful opponents. But despite the victory, the boys of /Xbu Yousuf will be up against Mohammedan in the first semifinal.
The holders on the other hand will take on a lowly Sylhet Chaturanga in the second semifinal.
Both semifinals will be held tomorrow.
Mohammedan won the day's first match against Sylhet Chaturanga 1-0.
The result of the two games meant three teams Mohammedan. Abahani and Chittagong Abahani finished with six points each. But Mohammedan topped the standings by virtue of having a better goal difference. Abahani finished second and Chittagong Abahani third.
Ctg Abahani 3: Abahani 2 Three goals in just 38 minutes and that too against the top team of the country was certainly a dream come
true for the blue-clad outfit from Chittagong.
But that was not a plot conspired off (he field. It was evident when Abahani's substitute striker Kanchan entered in the second half for a double strike only to satisfy both the waning parties and to some extent (he organisers Bangladesh Football Federation.
But apart from the second hall drama, it was Chittagong Abahani who dominated their illustrious opponents with an attacking display of football.
The port city team took the lead in the third minute when Abahani defender Dula shot the ball into his
own net while attempting to clear an innocuous cross from Hari Khadka.
Hari, one of China gong Abahani's four foreign recruits, doubled the margin with a spectacular header off a Mintu cross from the right.
But undoubtedly Moni scored the best goal of the game in the 38th minute.
The nimble attacker after receiving a ball on the top of the box swiveled in a flash to fire a magnificent left-foot volley into the upper right-hand comer of Apel's post.
Interestingly Apel was unbeatable in (he tournament until last NIGHT. MSC 1: Sylhet Chaturanga 0
Earlier, Mohammedan Sporting Club's Indian recruit Basudev Mandal struck the all-important goal in the 14th minute of a dull and dreary encounter played in sweltering heat.
The Mohunbagan midfielder played a couple of one twos with striker Alfaz Ahmed before unleashing a powerful grounder into the lefthand post of Chaturanga custodian Munna.
It was Mohammedan's second win from three games. They had earlier trounced Chittagong Abahani 3-0 and went down to their bitter foes Abahani Krira Chakra by a single goal.
The defeat on the other hand completed a disappointing campaign for Chaturanga, who lost all three of their final round games.
The unheralded Sylhet side however got a golden chance to go level just before the break when Kamal came up with a neat placing shot but Mohammedan custodian Bijon brilliantly fisted the ball away for corner.
Basudev was adjudged man of the match.