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MSC's defence dispatches rivals

Sports Reporter
Mohammedan Sporting Club advanced into the final of the Modhumoti Bank Independence Cup football tournament with a lone-goal win over archrivals Abahani at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The Black and Whites will now take on surprise package Feni in the final on Saturday.
Mohammedan got the all-important goal at the half-hour mark from a nice build-up down the right flank. Hemanta Vincent fed Zongo Ousseni with a neat minus inside the box that the Burkina Faso striker drove hard and low. The goal-bound shot struck the chest of an onrushing striker Zahid Hasan Emily before rattling the roof of the net.
It was Emily who put his name in the scoresheet but more importantly it ended Mohammedan's two-year miserable run against their bitter rivals. Mohammedan not only lost two of their three previous meetings against Abahani this season but also failed to win against them in any
defend first and then go for fast counter attack and my boys stuck to their guns," said a happy Batista.
On the back of two defeats and one draw against Abahani this season, Mohammedan started in aggressive fashion and pressed hard in a game in which their performance was a significant improvement from their quarterfinal clash against Muktijoddha.
Zongo, Nigerian Demian Chogozie and Hemanta Vincent controlled Mohammedan's midfield and their hard work almost bore result in the 31st minute when Emily raced deep down the right flank but his shot at the near post just drifted away.
In the next minutes, Mohammedan launched the attack from the right and a promising Vincent nicely dodged past Abahani's veteran defender Sujan inside the box to cut it for an unmarked Zongo, whose shot entered the net via an Emily deflection much to the delight of the Black and Whites faithful.
Zongo again came close to doubling the lead but this time his shot floated over the crosspiece at the stroke of half time.
Mohammedan adopted a counter-attack
competition since their 2-0 success at the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012.
The second semifinal was tipped as a battle between Abahani's attack versus Mohammedan's defence where the heavily fortified Black and White fort triumphed over a toothless Sky Blue attack in front of some 5000 spectators. The ploy adopted by Mohammedan was so frustrating for Abahani coach Ali Akbar that he described it as anti-football after the defeat.
"I did not see any football from Mohammedan, who deployed seven to eight defenders," said a dejected Ali Akbar who also blamed his charges for their lack of mental and physical strength to overcomesuch asituation.
His Mohammedan counterpart Rui Capella Batista however was very happy with the outcome.
"Before the match I told you guys it was a 50-50 match but my boys put up a big performance against Abahani to make it 100 per cent for Mohammedan," said the Portuguese.
"One-goal lead was enough to defend as my defence organisation and midfield had been in good condition. Our ploy was to
game in the second half, leaving all pressure on their backline that really stood tall to defy the Abahani forwards.
Abahani's Ghanaian duo Auwdu Ibrahim and Osei Morison threatened to level the margin twice but they were denied by new signing Ubom Henry and Nigerian Bayback. Portuguese forward Neolind Suares was not as bright as he was against Sheikh Jamal and headed his only chance over the crosspiece.
Mohammedan also got a couple of good chances in counter attack but they could not avail any of them, thanks to timely interference from Abahani goalkeeper Shahedul Alam Shohei.
TEAMS
ABAHANI: Shahedul Alam (GK), Mohammad Sujan, Atiqur Rahman, Wali Faisal, Samad Yussif, Pranotosh Kumar (Mohammad Rony), Shahedul Alam, Jamal Hossain (Arman Aziz), Awudu Ibrahim (Towhidul Alam), Leonildo Suares and Osei Morison.
MOHAMMEDAN: Mamun Khan (GK), Ubom Henry, Bayback, Arup Kumar, Nahidul Islam, Hemanto Vincent, Demian Chigozie, Zongo Ousseni, Zahid Hossain (Habibur