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Abahani back to top

Sports Reporter
Abahani Krira Chakra regained the lead in the Green Delta Premier Hockey League when the defending champions put an end to Usha Krira Chakra's winning run yesterday.
Indian striker Prakash Calke returned to the domestic hockey scene with a brace either side of the brcakasAbahanibcatUsha2-linan exciting battle at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium.
Usha, who came to the sixth
round tie with an all-win record, pulled one goal back through Thbib-c Noor in the second half but could not find an equaliser despite putting tremendous pressure.
With five wins and a draw, Abahani now have 16 points, just one ahead of Usha.
Prakash, Abahani's hero of last month's Club Cup final with a hattrick in their dramatic 4-3 win over Mariner, arrived in Dhaka almost two weeks ago but had to wail for his league debut due to unavailabilityof clearance papers.
Usha and Abahani both missed good chances early in the match but
Prakash, who placed his first chance wide, did not make the same mistake when he put the Sky-Blues ahead on the half-hour mark. Titu sent the ball inside the box after a free hit from the left and the diminutive Indian forward deflected home from close range.
He was again on target three minutes into the second session with a cool finish.Titu had a hand in Abahani's second goal as well when he found Prakash on the right of the box and the Indian, having dodged the rival keeper, hit the board from an acute angle.
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Prakash could have had his treble soon but he failed to connect the baU from one yard out of goal after Jimmy did thespadeworkat the left.
Usha kept pressing and after captain Shuva blasted a chance wide,Tabib converted a53rd minute penalty-comer to reduce the margin for the old-town outfit Abahani custodian Bappi made a fine save to deny Mazharul and saw a series of Usha attempts miss narrowly as the holders survived a late scare before creating two more chances.
But Jimmy could not score a deserved third goal as Usha goalie Zahid blocked a fierce reverse hit from the striker before Piplu made a goallinesave.