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Youness fires Russel

Sports Reporter
A brace including a late penalty goal by Touati Youness gave Sheikh Russel a thrilling 3-2 win in the Ci tvcell B.
Russel became the only team among the Iasi years lop tour to pull off a win in the opening round so far after reigning champions Abahani and third-plated Muktijoddha’s defeat and a draw by runners-up Mohammedan on the first three days.
After veteran striker Alfaz Ahmed opened the scoring early for Russel, Moroccan forward and skipper Youness added two in the second half before the empty stands of the Bangabandhu National Stadium while Federation Cup's losing semifinalists Farashganj twice equalised through Kabir and Yusuf from setpieces.
Alfaz, recalled to the national team after one year, showed his class five minutes after the kick-off when he took a long ball from Moroccan midfielder Ighir Mohamed and raced past his marker at the right side to shoot home with an angular drive.
Alfaz came close to double the lead in the tenth minute but the new signing of Russel fired over the bar from six yards after meeting a low cross by Tanvir.
Wajed Gazi’s Russel, who travel to Chittagong for their second round game against the port city Mohammedan, lost Bourdif Mohamed in the 15th minute due to an injury. It proved crucial as defensive midfielder Jony, covering I for the Moroccan centre-back, tripped Yusuf inside the area two minutes later to concede a penalty.
Farashganj captain Kabir coolly placed the ball past rival goalkeeper Titu to level the score from the spot.
Youness missed a chance in the remaining of the second half but took part in a superb attack down the right as well as finishing the move ten minutes after resumption.
Substitute Nurul Islam won a tackle inside their own half to
release Youness, who sent Mobarak racing at the right flank and rushed for position inside the area.
Mobarak, who got close to the goal during a dazzling run, could have had a shot at goal but selflessly cut the ball back towards the path of Youness who toe-poked the ball into the back of the net from 15 yards.
Youness, whose lack of form
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cost Russel a place in the Federation Cup semifinals, wasted another opportunity in the 64th minute when he fired the ball straight to goalkeeper Al Amin from five yards after hard work by overlapping leftback Parvez Babu.
It served a wake up call to the old-Dhaka riversiders, who threatened to equalise from a freekick in the 66th minute but Titu palmed over Kabir's dipping effort from 30 yards.
Kabuye Dominic finally got the better of the Russel backline in the 77th minute when the Kenyan midfielder lofted a freekick from the left for diminutive Yusuf to stab home with a powerful header.
Russel secured three points five minutes from time when Mobarak was fouled by Rasel in the box and Youness's penalty kick sent Al Amin the wrong way to make it 3-2.
Farashganj went on the attacking afterwards and almost conceded another from a counter
attack but Ighir, who raced past the goalkeeper on a run from midpitch. went too wide of the goal to delay his shot which was denied by Al Amin who got the time to recover his position on the line.
After all these. Farashganj, who host Abahani on Friday at their new home ground in Narshingdi, almost snatched a draw but Dominic's placing shot from the top of the box after a freekick missed the mark for inches despite beatingTitu at the Russel goal.
Yellow cards: Titu, Aminul, Jony, Alfaz (Russel) and Kabir, Khokon, Rasel (Farashganj)
TEAMS
Sheikh Russel: Titu, Aminul. Bourdif (Hassan), Zahirul, Parvez, Mobarak. Ighir, Jony (Nurul Islam), Tanvir (Bulbul). Alfaz and Youness. Farashganj: Al Amin, Rajib, Uttam (Mamun), Faisal (Rintu), Ramjan, Dominic, Kabir, Khokon (Amirul), Enamul and Yusuf.
Referee: Azad Rahman.