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Sky Blues, Ctg MSC in semifinals
Abahani maintained hundred percent record to storm into the semifinal of the Citycell Super Cup yesterday with a crushing 3-0 victory over group contenders Sheikh Russel, who crashed out of the champion-shin race. Chittagong Mohammedan confirmed the other semifinal berth from Group A after their 2-0 win against Rahmatganj in the first match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with Raphael Sagno’s brace.
Russel, who needed a 3-0 win to move into the semis and elbow out Amalesh Sen’s B. League champions, never looked like the team to beat after conceding an early lead.
Zahid Hasan Emily, who set up Awudu Ibrahim's opening goal in the sixth minute, added the second midway through the second half while tournament's top scorer Emeka Christian sealed the victory on the brink of the final whistle with his fifth goal.
Abahani finished group champions with maximum nine points and Chittagong Mohammedan with six as Russel (three points) and pointless Rahmatganj enter the consolation Plate stage.
Emily gave Abahani a flying start when the national striker sped down the left, drew defenders Aminul and Zahirul on way to the penalty box, cut the ball back from the line to beat Russel goalkeeper Azam for Ghanaian striker Ibrahim to tap into the open goal from two yards out.
With four foreigners, Russel tried to hit back but the cautious Sky Blues, who did not need to waste any energy ahead of the two-legged semifinals, keptcool.
After a rather quite first half, Abahani came alive after the resumption when Ibrahim, their inspiration with his indefatigable runs, sent an overhead pass into the rival area. Nigerian goal
FROM PAGE 17 machine Emeka reached the ball but was dispossessed by centre-backAminul.
Russel's only chance came when Rachid cleared fellow Moroccan striker Samir Omari with a long pass from their own half but the latter lost control under challenge from Samad Yussif, Abahani's defender from Ghana, who recovered from behind.
Emily, who fluffed a chance shortly afterwards, finally scored his first goal of the meet in the 68th minute when he nodded the ball into the right hand post of Russel's substitute goalkeeper Titurneer after a pinpoint centre from leftback Waly Faisal.
Russel, reduced to ten men just 11 minutes from time when referee Abdul Hannan gave a straight marching order to Prashanta for a clumsy challenge on Zahed Parvez, went further down in the 89th minute.
Emeka -- who scored two goals in each of the previous games - dashed down the left wing, exchanged a pass with
Tipu and volleyed into the back of the net from ten yards.
The Sky Blues, however, left the field with some discomfort as their holding midfielder Arif Khan Joy, who escaped a red card last time out, was booked for the second time in as many matches. He will miss the team's first-leg of the semifinals.
Earlier, Chittagong Mohammedan ensured the port city's presence in the championship leg of the Tk 2-crore tournament with yet another impressive performance.
Anthony Doe and skipper Kaiser forced fine saves by Rahmatganj keeper Himel before Guinean forward Raphael broke the deadlock in the 40th minute after a series of passes following a freekick by Kaiser.
Raphael struck again in the 75th minute when he chased a long ball from the middle and sneaked through the defensive wall to toe-poke the ball beyond an outrushing Himel for his fourth goal of the tournament.
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the second half and been more disciplined when we lost the ball. That didn't happen."
Andre-Pierre Gignac scored for Toulouse and Frederic Nimani equalised for Monaco to leave the match 1 -1 at the break Mauro Cetto put Toulouse ahead but goals from Francois Modesto and then Igor Lolo in the second minute of injury time earned Monaco the win.