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Alfaz gets MSC going

SPORTS REPORTER
Alfaz Ahmed squandered a penalty but scored two goals to give Mohammedan Sporting Club a flying start in the second leg of the Premier Football League with a 3-1 win over Dipali Juba Sangha yesterday.
Manju, joint top scorer with Alfaz after the first leg with five goals, put league leaders ahead after 17 minutes as the Premiership's second phase resumed at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Bottom-table Dipali, however, exposed the defensive vulnerability of their mighty opponents with a series of raids but had to remain satisfied with only a consolation goal from Rubel.
The Black and Whites, who pushed their collection to 26 points from ten games, began to slice through the rival backline after a quiet start. But skipper Alfaz saw his sidevolley from a cross by Kamal saved by Dipali goalkeeper Titu in the 13th minute.
Dipali threatened to score in the very next minute but Tajul's long range drive on a counter attack was tipped over the bar by custodian Biplab, who looked to have returned to his best with a terrific performance.
Manju, fresh from his hattrick in the previous game, was on target from his very first chance when the unmarked striker nodded in a rightflank freekick by Matiur Munna in the 17th minute.
Alfaz, who shot the ball into the
side netting on the half hour, doubled the lead seven minutes later. Manju's first-time header on a chipped cross by Faisal bounced off a rival defender but the striker retrieved the ball and passed it back to Alfaz who fired into the top right corner from ten yards.
Mohammedan, the only side still unbeaten in the fray, were awarded a penalty three minutes into the second half when Dipali centre-back Abdullah handled the ball inside their area while trying to stop a centre by Kamal. But Alfaz was denied from the spot, his shot kept out by the diving goalkeeper.
The Mohammedan veteran, however, made amends for his mistake when he converted a
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FROM PAGE 12 half-chance three minutes later. Alfaz put the ball into an empty net after snatching the ball from the edge of the area when Dipali goalie Titu and defender Domba fumbled to clear a backpass.
Alfaz, now the seven-goal top scorer, was dropped after the three-goal cushion but Mohammedanm nearly lost it when their backline was tottering under tremendous pressure.
Ugandan forward Idris forced a smart one-handed save by Biplab while Rubel fired the ball over an empty net before reducing the arrears in the 64th minute. Rubel, who scored twice in the last two minutes to give Dipali only their second draw in the league in their previous appearance, leapt high into the air to head Farid's cross past Biplab for his fourth league goal.
The Black and Whites lived dangerously for the remainder of the match and had referee Abdur Rakib not ignored Dipali's appeals for penalties when Hassan and Odaf handled the ball inside the box, it could have been a totally different story.
Yellow cards: Tarek, Farid, Tajul (Dipali)
TEAMS
MOHAMMEDAN: Biplab (Kamal), Nazrul, Odaf, Hassan, Kamal, Arman Aziz, Munna, Asad, Faisal, Alfaz (Rony) and Manju (Robert).
DIPALI: Titu (Sameer), Apu (Rajib), Domba, Abdullah, Tarek, Chanchal, Farid (Azad), Daulat, Tajul, Idris and Rubel.
Referee: Abdur Rakib.