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Fourth round gets underway today

Sports Reporter
The fourth round of the JB Bangladesh Premier League gets underway at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensigh today with hopes that the participating teams can continue to put up performances akin to the ones in Chittagong.
The first three rounds of the ninth edition of the professional football league in the port city was filled with excitement as there were numerous ups and downs, the rise of minnows, the emergence of a few players and a good turnout of spectators.
At the close of the first phase in Chittagong, Muktijoddha Sangsad, a mediocre side, were surprisingly on top of the 12-team table, thanks to having a better goal difference than four-time champions Abahani and bigspending Chittagong Abahani, while title contenders Sheikh Russel KC unexpectedly languished at the bottom with three straight defeats.
The table clearly indicated what had happened in Chittagong, which saw big names like holders Sheikh Jamal DC, Mohammedan and Brothers Union struggle against minnows in their first-round matches before most of the giants bit back in the second round.
However, Sheikh Russel's three straight defeats against Uttar Baridhara Club, Rahmatganj MFS and Chittagong Abahani was the focal point of the first three rounds while the fall of once-popular Mohammed SC was also under the scanner. Mohammedan are currently second-last.
In the 18 matches so far, 44 goals were
struck at an average of 2.44 goals per game. The local players were ahead of foreign recruits in terms of goal-scoring, bagging 24 goals against the foreigners' 20. Ten outright wins accompanied by eight draws also highlighted the competitiveness of the league.
The opening tie between Chittagong Abahani and Shiekh Jamal DC is expected to
be another competitive affair, but Chittagong Abahani captain Mamunul Islam warned that the same standard of performances may not be forthcoming from either team in the scorching heatofMymensingh.
"Humidity is higher here than in Chittagong and the time of the matches is also a factor to putting up a good showing. Maintaining the same tempo that we had in Chittagong will be tough for us here because we will face unfamiliar conditions," said Mamunul. "All the opponents are big teams and we will only play for points. We want to follow the style we have been playing but playing at 4:00pm is a big challenge for the players."
Chittagong Abahani reached Mymensingh in the early hours of Wednesday and had two training sessions while Sheikh Jamal, having completed their training in Dhaka, reached Mymensigh yesterday night.
"It is a very important match for us following two successive draws. We suffered due to silly mistakes despite taking the lead in both of those matches. The [head] coach is not with us. Now we need motivation for better performances. If we can successfully implement our game plan, we can expect something better against Chittagong Abahani," said Sheikh Jamal captain Yeasin Khan.