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Four-star Abahani

Sports Reporter
Abahani kicked off the real battle of the Citycell Federation Cup with a resounding 4-0 win against Jatrabari Krira Chakra at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
There was little doubt for Abahani to dominate the First Division side and one of the five qualifiers from the first round in the opening game of the 16-team final phase and a goal-fest was guaranteed despite the first goal coming as late as the 40th minute.
Mehdi Hossain Uzzal broke the evening's duck with a spectacular low left-footer, striker Zahid Hossain Emily headed in the second two minutes after the break before second-half substitute Andrews Mensha Pomeyie fired in twice in the 54 th and 71 st minutes respectively.
The second-half kick off was delayed by a minute for the arrival of the Nigerian with an Army-cut hairdo in place of Abul Hossain whose contribution in the first 45 minutes was a beefy volley that ricocheted off the crossbar. But it was worth waiting for the five thousand loyal Sky Blue supporters.
Pomeyie's first goal, a first-time looping shot over an out of position Jatrabari 'keeper Uzzal, had certainly brought a big smile on the face of his coach Amalesh Sen. And his second, a powerful diving header, not only made his Dhaka debut a memorable one but also ensured a third striker for Abahani at least in the season's curtain-raiser if not for the whole season.
But the hero of Abahani's triumph was undoubtedly their long-serving Nigerian playmaker Awudu Ibrahim, who set up all the four goals scored. Not only that, the dreadlocked attacker produced the fluid attacking football in company with ageless holding midfielder AnTKhan Joy.
Interestingly they were the two players in the Abahani ranks who looked supremely match-fit while the rest including Emily, the nimble striker who was instrumental in Abahani's B. League triumph last year, were out of touch.
Emily did score one goal, but missed a penalty in the fifth minute after the referee had awarded it following a profession tackle on him by the Jatrabari goalkeeper in the forbidden zone. Emily drove in a feeble shot that ran harmlessly past the right-hand post. He was also missing the firepower throughout the match giving an indication that his personal homework during the off-season was not
as intensive as it was for true professionals like Joy and Ibrahim.
Abahani will take on their Chittagong namesake on Sunday and they will certain look for a similar result in an effort to avoid tough opponents in the quarterfinals in which that have virtually guaranteed a place from Group B with this win.
TEAMS
ABAHANI: Biplob (Atiqul), Obaidur (Prodip), Nazrul, Samad, Faisal, Ujjal, Joy, Mamun, Abul (Pomeyie), EmilyandAwudu.
JATRABARI. Uzzal, Sultan, Dulal, Sagar, Badal, Al-Amin (Adil), Badsha, Yasin, Dalim, Tapas, Shariful and Badal.
Yellow Cards: Uzzal and Sagar (Jatrabari)
Referee: Abdul Hannan Miron.
CTG MOHAMMEDAN-
CTG ABAHANI
In the other match of the evening, the Chittagong derby was settled in the penultimate minute when the port city's Mohammedan snuck home2-l against Abahani.
Shoukat scored in the 89th minute to settle the tie after both sides scored once each in the first half.
Abahani opened the scoring through Ronnie who scored in the 24th minute. In the 42nd minute, Doulat levelled the scoring for the eventual winners.