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Sports Reporter
Mohammedan SC lived up to their billing as the best team on the circuit as they were crowned champions in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League after a 3-1 victory over Usha KC in the last encounter of the Super League, thanks to a brilliant hattrick by Rasel Mahmud Jimmy at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.
The BlackandWhites only needed a point to retain the title which they shared with Abahani
in the last season, but they posted an outright victory to go four points clear of nearest rivals Usha KC and remain unbeaten in the 14 league matches. Usha needed a victory over Mohammedan to force them to a play-off match but instead had to be content with a runners-up medal after they won the season's curtain-raisingClub Cup tournament.
The hockey league title was the season's only major trophy for Mohammedan, who returned empty-handed in football and cricket. Of nine premier hockey league titles, it was Mohammedan's fourth since its introduction in 1998 and 11th overall in including the First Division Hockey League.
Following the disputes regarding the umpires' decisions in the past, the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) introduced the television review system in the domestic circuit for the first time for this match, availing the video footages of the live-telecast. Usha KC lost both their appeals against the umpire's decision to award Mohammedan penalty comers while Mohammedan won an appealandlostthelastone.
From the outset, Mohammedan dominated the game and went ahead in the very fourth minute with a fierce hit by Jimmy, who entered the box playing a wall with Hong Kong's Istaque Ahmed before hitting the board.
But Mohammedan's joy lasted only two minutes as Pakistan forward Mohammad Imran brought Usha back into the game with a brilliant goal from a seemingly difficult angle. Mohammedan goalkeeper Mehrab Hossain Kiron left his goal-post to try to deny Imran but
the forward scored from the touch-line.
After levelling the score, Usha put up a brilliant performance to keep Mohammedan under pressure but the Black and Whites grabbed the lead against the run of play. Malaysian Tanku Ahmed Taj uddin worked hard from the right flank to enter the box and danced past at least three defenders to pass forward to an unmarked Jimmy, and the national striker did not hesitate to take a powerful hit that rocketed past Usha goalkeeper Rasel Khan Bappi in the 25 th minute.
After resumption, Mohammedan won two penalty corners but none of them found the desired destination while Golam Mostafa Manik squandered two opportunities before Jimmy struck his second hattrick in the league to complete the rout in the 66th minute to put Mohammedan fans into rapture.
It was also revealed that Mohammedan will tour Italy, Austria and Germany to play