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Abahani held by Sk Russel

Sports Reporter
League leaders Abahani eked out a point
as they drew 1 -1 in their Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League encounter against Sheikh Russel KC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Sheikh Russel midfielder Emon Babu gave his side a second minute lead which was cancelled by Abahani's Brazilian midfielder Da Silva in the 15th minute.
Despite their fourth draw in 16 matches, Abahani held on to the lead of the 11-team points table with 37 points, three ahead of second-placed Muktijoddha Sangsad. Sheikh Russel remained at fourth position with 25 points from 16 outings.
Away at the Feni Stadium, Team BJMC handed a 2-0 defeat to hosts Feni Soccer Club, thanks to strikes from Ajagun Abdul Rasheed and Ismael Bangoura in the sixth and 66th minute respectively. The seventh win in 15 matches lifted BJCM to third position from sixth as they now have 27 points while Feni Soccer Club remained at the tenth position with 13pointsfrom 16 matches.
Back to the match at BNS, Abahani carried on with their lacklustre performance from their previous match against Team BJMC in Tangail. However, the difference was they were lucky to come out with a 3-2 win in that match while yesterday they had to settle for a draw.
Abahani missed the services of their last match's scorer TVvum Frank due to suspension. The team management however opted to fulfil the foreigner's quota and fielded Ghanaian goalkeeper Al Hasan instead playing Cameroonian midfielder Yoko Samnick and that move clearly backfired as Abahani failed to take control of the midfield against a team they beat 1 -0 in the first leg.
The Dhanmondi-based outfit conceded a second-minute lead from a counter-attack as Emon Babu played Alamu Bukola on the right flank before he ran into the danger zone. Bukola ran down from the left to whip a low-cross for unmarked Emon, who tapped in from close to give Sheikh Russel an unexpected lead.
Abahani could have equalised two minutes later when referee Azad Rahman awarded a penalty kick following
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Abbas Inusha's foul on Da Silva inside the box, but winger Zahid Hossain blasted the kick against the post.
However, Abahani did find the equaliser on the sixteenth minute through Da Silva who rose high to head home a well-judged cross from Touhidul Alam from the left flank.
After resumption, the Abahani players grew tired while Sheikh Russel stepped up the attack. Cameroonian midfielder Frank Olivier rattled Abahani crosspiece in the 70th minute before Abahani defender Linkon tired his luck from distance that drifted away.
Sheikh Russel almost restored their lead in the 86th minute when Olivier put a through-pass for substitute Mohammad Yousuf who entered the box to let loose a powerfill shot but Abahani goal -keeper Al Hasan brilliantly fisted it away for a comer to ensure one point from the game.