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Abahani through

Sports Reporter
Defending champions I Abahani became the | first team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Grammenphone Federation Cup when they fashioned a 2-1 victory over Arambagh KS in their Group B encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Ntim Twum Frank put the Sky Blues ahead in the first half and Otafe Lucky Paul made it 2-0 in the second before Abrambagh substitute Mohammad Mamun scored a consolation goal.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Police bounced back from their 6-0 defeat against Abahani by beating top-tier side Feni Soccer Club 1-0 at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur to keep their hopes of the last eight alive.
Police were awarded a penalty kick when Mofizur Rahman was fouled inside the box by Mostafa kaba in the 56th minute and Mofizur himself converted the kick to confirm all three points.
At the BNS, Abahani started with a new formation of3-4-l-2and looked a bit shaky compared to their first match but striking duo Frank and Paul and attacking midfielder Ibrahim ensured they were on the money as both goals came through a combination of the trio.
With right-back Nasirul Islam and left-back Wali Faisal playing up the flanks, three defenders Ghanaian Samad Yussif, Mohammad Sujan ad Mamun Mia struggled uin their bid to foil Arambagh attacks and the lone goal Abahni conceded could be attributed to both Mamun Mia and Samad Yussif.
Abahani launched the first fruitful attack through left flank when Wali put a cross for Frank whose header was punched out by Arambagh goalkeeper Biplob Kumar. However, the weak clearance fell to unmarked Paul inside the box and the Nigerian striker did not hesitate to fire home from close range to put Abahani 1-0 in the 17th minute.
Abahani kept on creating chances and came close to doubling twice, but Paul drove his shot over the crosspiece in the 25th minute and then could not get the better of the keeper in the 54th minute.
Frank doubled the lead combining with Paul and Ibrahim and deceived the goalkeeper from the edge of the six-yard box to find the near post in the 66th minute. The Ghanaian striker seemed to dummied a lob for his strike partner Paul before himself taking the shot at goal.
Arambagh striking duo Kevin Igor and Eleta Kingsley looked lethal in the first half though could no, break the Abahani backline. Their attacking edge was reduced in the start of the second half when Kevin picked up an injury to be substituted.That worked as a boon for Arambagh as Mamun, coming in place of Kevin, reduced the margin eight minutes from time when took advantage of a Samad fumble inside the box.
“Compared to the first match, we played better today. I hope Abahani will put even