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Muktijoddha off to winning start

Sports Reporter
Two late strikes from Lima De Sauza and Zahid Hasan Emily helped title contenders Muktijoddha Sangsad post a labourious 2-0 win over Farashganj SC in their Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu Stadium yesterday.
With only four minutes left for the final whistle and the match apparently heading for a dull draw, Brazilian midfielder Lima brought life into the match with a left-footer in the 86th minute and two minutes later Emily doubled the score to give the All Reds a winning start in their bid to win the professional football league title for the first time.
Star-studded Muktijoddha Sangsad enjoyed superior ball possesion throughout the game but their purposeless play almost caused them to drop points against the Old Dhaka outfit, Farashganj SC, who held Muktijoddha Sangsad to a 1-1 draw in the Federation Cup quarterfinal before conceding a 5-3 loss in the tiebreaker.
“It is hard to split the backline of a team who play negative football. But I am happy to leave the field with the full three points,” said Muktijoddha Sangsad coach Shafiqul Islam Manik.
After the barren first half, coach Shafiqul Islam Manik made three changes to strengthen the attack The substitute wingers Rajon Mia and Shakil Ahmed then helped penetrate the Farashganj backline allowing Muktijoddha to leave the pitch with heads held high.
The real scoring chance for Muktijoddha came in the 66th minute when Sunday Chizoba passed to an unmarked Rajan Mia inside the danger zone but the winger saw his curling shot go just wide of the near post. Rajan, however, made amends, playing arole in the opener.
Brazilian Lima started his run from the midfield and reached the danger zone passing back and forth with Rajan Mia and Sunday Chozoba before unleashing a low left-footer past goalkeeper Sultan Ahmed in the 86th minute.
TWo minutes later, Shakil Ahmed was the source of the second goal as the winger entered the box from the left flank to beat advancing goalkeeper Sultan and cut the ball back for his younger brother Emily to tap it into the open net to seal the victory.
“Still, I could not play my best eleven and it may take a little time to settle on the Muktijoddha's playing eleven, but I promise the team will play better in the upcoming matches,” said Manik.
“Farashganj went to snatch a point and we succeeded for 85 minutes. But in the end we failed to pick up a point against Muktijoddha, who are a far better and balanced side than us,” said coach Kamal Babu. TEAMS
MUKTIJODDHA SANGSAD: Mamun Khan, Mamunul Islam, Rezaul Karim (Shakil Ahmed), Zahid Hasan Emily, Maruf Ahmed (Rajon Mia), Mithun Chowdhury, Firoz Mahmud Titu (Ariful Islam), Emanuel Demi, Rafael De Androde, Lima De Sauza and Sunday Chizoba. FARASHGANJ SC: Sultan Ahmed, Mamun Miah, Rashedul Alam, Jahirul Islam, Sayed Haque, Jewel Rana, Sabbir Hossain, Akbar Hossain (Pashban Molla), Akinyele Peter, Devis Mario (Teajieur Metenou) and SiyoZupapio.