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Abahani group champs

Sports Reporter
Abahani emerged Group B champions with a goalless draw against Chittagong Mohammedan yesterday but the sky-blues' night was ruined when they lost their captain Nazrul Islam for at least two matches.
The veteran Bangladesh international was sent off in the injury time and will miss the knockout stage - the quarterfinal and the semifinal -- of the Citycell Federation Cup if Abahani go that far as the punishment of a direct red card is a minimum of two matches.
Nazrul elbowed visiting skipper Daulat to the ground in a goalmouth melee when the players were trying to take position before a corner and referee Tayeb Hasan immediately gave the marching order to the Abahani centre-back.
Both side had confirmed quarterfinals before the group finale and looked indifferent but title contenders Ab ah ani's winning run in the competition was snapped following 4-0 and 4-1 defeats of Jatrabari and Chittagong Abahani.
The port city Mohammedan also came to yesterday's game on the back of a pair of wins and level with the Dhaka giants on six points. They finished runners-up by virtue of inferior goal difference after a 2-1 win against city rivals Abahani and a 3-2 victory against Jatrabari.
Despite pitch condition improving at the Bangabandhu National Stadium due to two days' sunshine after incessant rain, the lacklustre first half failed to steer a scanty crowd of around 1,000.
And it were the visitors who came close to take a shocking lead after 20 minutes. But Liberian forward Anthony Doe placed his low shot wide inside from the penalty area.
Abahani hit back four minutes later with the best chance of the half when Ujjal set Pomeyie Mensah with a cross but the Ghanaian striker, unmarked and with only the rival goalie to beat, failed to keep his effort on target.
The sky-blues maintained superior possession after the break but this time, showed some sting to get beyond an otherwise packed Chittagong defence.
After a right-side move, Awudu Ibrahim got the ball inside the box in the 19th minute but his shot deflected off a rival defender. Emily was in the right position to reach the rebound but his attempt was denied by a diving Mamun Khan at the Chittagong goal.
Four minutes later, Pomeyie's dazzling run unsettled the Mohammedan backline but his superb through was cut by a defender before Ujjal could get a touch.
Abahani made two changes and one of the substitutes Mamun, who replaced Zahed Parvez, created a chance in the 78th minute with a freekick but Sujan's powerful header missed the mark.
After spending the entire last year at bench due to injury, Sujan
had his first start in a top-level tournament last night and Abahani's former national booter showed no signs of injury although his fitness level was not beyond question.
Abahani will meet runners-up of Group C in the quarterfinal while Chittagong Mohammedan face winners of Group C where Brothers Union, BKSP and Sheikh Russel are all in race to qualify.
The day's other group match between Chittagong Abahani and Jatrabari KC ended in a 1 -1 draw at the Gazipur Stadium.
B. League side Chittagong Abahani, reduced to ten men for the last ten minutes after foreign recruit Boney Othello was sent off, took the lead in the 12th minute through Rony. But local Senior Division outfit Jatrabari equalised when Babu fired home in rhe 28th minute.