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Abahani join Muktis on top

Sports Reporter
With a Uttle more than half of the season left, the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League has virtually turned into a two-horse race after three-time champions Abahani joined Muktijoddha at the top of the table with a 3-1 win over Farashganj SC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Abahani have twenty points from eight matches, while Muktijoddha, who
have played a match more than the Sky Blues, have 20 points as well. Their nearest competitors are newcomers Team BJMC and defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club with only 10 points to their names.
Arman Aziz, Lucky Paul and substitute Towhidul Alam struck one goal each for Abahani in yesterday's match while Congolese striker Siyo Zunapio pulled one back for Farashganj, courtesy of a favour from referee Jalal Uddin.
Jalal Uddin seemingly overlooked a clear foul on Abahani goalkeeper
Shahidul Alam Sohel as Zunapio pushed the goalie while jumping to head a Mony cross that forced Sohel to lose grip of the ball. Zunapio slotted the ball home to reduce the margin 2-1.
Jalal was later chased by Abahani supporters before police intervened to clam down the spectators, who entered into the pitch j umping over the fence.
After the game, both coaches slammed the referee for poor officiating.
"The referee himself was an obstacle to fair play. He ignored the foul on the goalkeeper. The way their (Farashganj) player fouled the goalkeeper could have wounded Sohel but the referee didn't even bother to give us a free-kick,” said Abahani's Iranian coach Ali Akbar.
“The referee did not award us a clear penalty during the game. He also did not send off the Abahani goalkeeper despite the fact that Sohel pushed the referee twice. If this is how the matches are officiated, then lightweights like Farashganj stand no chance against heavyweight like Abahani,” said Farashganj coach Kamal Babu.
On the pitch, Abahani were clearly the dominant side and put on an organised show with Aram Aziz playing brilliantly in the midfield.
The national discard saw his two brilliant defence-split passes squandered by Lucky Paul and Awudu Irahim before he fired his first goal of the season to put Abahni ahead in the 38th minute with a side-volley off a Nasir low cross.
Then Twum Frank tried his luck from 35 yards but his dipping shot went inches over the Farashganj crosspiece before his compatriot Lucky Paul finished clinically from inside the box after availing a through-pass from substitute right-back Linkon in the stoppage time of the first half.
After resumption, Farashganj reduce the margin and yielded two good chances before Zunapio scored his fortuitous goal in the 61st minute.
Abahani continued on their attacking vein, and Towhid was sent on to strengthen the attack and the left-foot oriented winger sealed the fate of the match tapping in a low drive from Paul on 74 minutes.