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2ND SEMIFINAL TODAY

Abahani seek revenge

SPORTS REPORTER
Without bothering about the recent past, Aba-hani and Brothers Union will
focus on winning a place in the Federation Cup final when they meet in the second semifinal today.
The match kicks off at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 5pm.
For Abahani veteran Amlesh Sen, it would be an attempt to settle scores with Brothers just within a week of successfully operating on a 30-year-old scar.
The Abahani coach would be the happiest man on earth if his side could take revenge of their 4-0 defeat at the hands of Brothers last month in the Independence Day Cup.
Abahani, however, turned into a
different side after demolishing archrivals Mohammedan 5-1 in the Federation Cup in their last game.
"I was a player when Abahani lost to Mohammedan 4-0 in 1975. I am very proud to be at the helm of the side that has taken a perfect revenge of that defeat," said Amlesh, the only man directly involved in both the record-breaking results, yesterday.
"Now our eyes are on Brothers and toppling them in the semis would make me happier," said the former national midfielder who will miss services of captain Joy.
"His destructive works in the middle will be missed and we are trying to fit in one of the three players -- Asif, Selim or Ruku. If the rest of the players stick to the task, we can win.
"The main thing is to take the chances, just like Mohammedan did 30 years ago. It was an even match
but we lost big. Against Brothers last month we really played bad but then, our foreign collection was very poor.
"Inclusion of Ndem and Ibrahim and return of defender Pradeep has strengthen our squad," said the SkyBlues coach.
Goalkeeper Nizam will put on the skipper's armband in absence of Joy, informed manager Satyajit Das Rupu who added that neither of their heavy defeat or the big win would matter in the match.
His Brothers counterpart Amer Khan also believed in the same.
"For me, our win over Abahani or their success against Mohammedan will have no effect in tomorrow's match. Anything can happen in a big match if you don't miss chances," said the Oranges manager explaining their big win againstAbahani.
"I think they are a better team than the Independence Day Cup
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and our performance is on the decline," he said referring to their two draws in the group matches.
"We have failed to correct our mistakes recently because we are playing too many matches in a short time and do not have the time to practise much," the former Brothers player told.
Coach Wajed Gazi will not have suspended striker Khokon but he will be buoyed by the return of foreign duo Victor -- the Russian striker who slammed a hattrick against Abahani last month -- and Moroccan medio Hicham Inani.