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Brothers' costly draw

Russel thrash Chittagong Abahani

Sports Reporter
A twin blow from Ararn-bagh this season cost Brothers Union the second
place in the Citycell B. League table on the final day of the explosive 14th week that produced as many as 27 goals.
After a 2-2 draw in the first-leg, third-from-bottom Arambagh frustrated the title contenders 1-1 in the Dhaka derby at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
The draw also ended Brothers' impressive five-match winning streak that had begun on December 1 with a 2-0 win over current leaders Abahani.
It meant Sheikh Russel jumped to second place following Thursday's 6-1 rout of visiting Chittagong Abahani-at the same venue.
Alfaz Ahmed struck twice, in the 38 and 61 minutes, to regain the top scorer's position from Abahani duo Emily and Emeka with 11 goals while Russel's new Moroccan recruit Samir Omari also added a brace, scoring four minutes after start and four minutes into the second half.
Monwar and Mobarak added the rest for the hosts who led 4-0 at the break
A 52nd minute strike by Sakhawat Hossain Rony reduced the arrears for Chittagong Abahani who drew goalless against Russel in their home match.
Brothers, however, should have won the match comfortably but Wasim Iqbal's men once again showed poor marksmanship.
The first real chance fell to Liton after two minutes but the Oranges midfielder nodded Zahid's superb cross just wide. Brothers kept the pressure and it told after 22 minutes when Henry Quay found the target. The Ghanaian striker's sixth goal came when he drove in a powerful shot after Arambagh goalkeeper Piru misjudged the flight of the ball during a corner by Liton.
1\vo minutes later, Zahid rattled the crossbar outside from the area and a lurking
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Manju failed to meet the rebound.
Henry forced a fine save by Piru before Arambagh equalised on the stroke of halftime from a rare counter attack when Sayeed Hossain Surat toe-poked a high ball by Moudud from mid-pitch.
Brothers enjoyed superior ball possession throughout the entire second half but their forwards, including Kenyan, substitute Nicodemus who has joined the Gopibagh giants from Arambagh during the mid-season transfer window, hurried their efforts.
Matiur Munna, however, came close to score in the 53rd minute but the national skipper failed to keep his backvolley
from six yards under the bar following a Liton comer.
Arambagh could have pulled off a stunner but young substitute Turjo, who broke the rival defence two minutes from time, delayed his shot to allow the opposition to recover. In the injury time, Brothers goalie Zia choked on a low drive by Nayan but no Arambagh player was near to take the rebound.
The dying moments saw a desperate Brothers rush the rival goal but Henry headed Munna's long centre over the bar while Abdullah Parvez shot a20-yard freekick into the wall in the last shot of play.
TEAMS
BROTHERS: Zia, Shuvra, Ariful, Shakil, Zahid, Mishu,
Rikto, Monwar, Liton (Parvez), Manju (Nicodemus) and Henry.
Arambagh: Piru, Ttitul, Nadir, Akram, Shahjada, Moudud, Moloy, Kaba, Nayan, Tabith (TUrjo) and Surat (Parvez).
TOP SCORERS
11 goals: Alfaz (Russel)
10 goals: Emily (Abahani), Emeka (Abahani)
9 goals: Bukola (Mohammedan), Idris (RMFS)
7 goals: Robin (Mohammedan)
6 goals: Henry (Brothers)
5 goals: Youness (Russel), Raphael (Cig MSC), Sakhawat Rony (Ctg Abahani)
4 goals: Enamul (Farashganj), Divine (Brothers), Nasir (Mohammedan), Mithun (Ctg Abahani)
3 goals: Mehdi (Khulna Abahani), Zahid (Brothers), Nicodemus (Arambagh). Johnson (Farashganj), Towhidul, Ridon (Ctg MSC), Monwar (Russel)
2 goals: Hazem (MSC), Oniya, Manju, Tapu, Liton (Brothers), Kanchan (Muktijoddha), Ibrahim (Abahani). Nayan (Arambagh), Zakir, Francis (Rahmatganj), Tariqul (Khulna Abahani), Walid (Muktijoddha), Kabir (Farashganj). Bulbul, Omari. Mobarak (Russel)