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AFC Presidents' Cup

Sk Russel rout Lankans

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Russel KC all but confirmed their finalround berth in the AFC Presidents' Cup after a
massive 5-0 win over Sri Lanka Air Force SC at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday.
Striker Mithun Chowdhury struck a brace while Shakil Ahmed, Haitian midfielder Pascal Millen and substitute Sabuj Biswas netted one goal apiece in the complete demolition of the Lankan side. The win took Sheikh Russel to the brink of qualification for the final-round in their debut appearance in the third-tier club competition of Asia.
Sheikh Russel are on top of the four-team table by virtue of better goal difference (+5) over Pakistan's KRL Football Club (+3), who are on equal four points. Sheikh Russel will need only a draw in their last match against winless Hgyen Academy, who lost 0-3 against KRL FC yesterday in the other match on Sunday.
However, there is a mathematical possibility of Sheikh Russel being eliminated if they go down by 4 or more goals against Hgyen while Sri Lanka Air Force beat last edition's runners-up KRL FC 1 -0 on the final day.
Sheikh Russel KC started yesterday's match with the same eleven which played out a goalless draw in their first match. The Bangladesh league champions looked disorganised at the start but took the control of the game once taking the lead in the 14th minute.
Millien played a key role in setting up three goals while scoring one for himself. The first goal came when Millien played a through-pass for winger Shakil, who finished it off with a low drive from outside the box.
After failing to cash in on any of five successive corner kicks, Mithun doubled the lead in the 35th minute when he slotted the ball at the back of the net after receiving a low cross from Millien. Mithun then widened the margin ten minutes into the second half before Millien himself got on the score-sheet with a free-kick on the hour-mark.
Sabuj, who came on the pitch at the start of the second half, completed the rout four minutes from time to provide Sheikh Russel's first win at international level.
"We faced heavy pressure from the opponents in the first 15 minutes but we reorganised ourselves to control the match and went on counter attacks which were finished clinically by our forwards," said captain Biplob Bhattacharjee through email after the match.
"We have ensured qualification for the second round but we are targeting of becoming group champions with another outright win over Hgyen Academy in our last match," said the veteran goalkeeper.