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Ctg Abahani, Arambagh thru'

Sports Reporter
A stoppage-time strike from substitute Towhidul Alam S a b u j helped holders
Chittagong Abahani move into the quarterfinals of the Walton Independence Cup with a 1-1 draw against Arambagh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
The outcome of Group D's last match left all three teams on two points, but the defending champions emerged group champions due to having scored more goals than the others. Arambagh grabbed the second spot from the group, pipping Saif SC due to having conceded less number of cards in the group matches as the two sides could not be separated on goal difference.
Saif SC would have booked their quarterfinal berth had yesterday's match produced an outright result for either team. And it looked like defending champions Chittagong Abahani were on the verge of elimination but they dramatically snatched a late equaliser through Sabuj to progress.
Sabuj, the top scorer among local
players in the just-concluded Bangladesh Premier League, was not considered for the starting eleven due to his absence in training camp owing to the birth of his child. However, coach Jufliker Mahmud Mintu sent him in place of Choumrin Rakhain on 78 minutes after they conceded the lead in the 51st minute. The veteran striker paid off the faith of the coach by scoring the equaliser two minutes into four minutes of added time.
However, it was the youthful Arambagh side who played better and
created more scoring chances throughout the match. They could have taken the lead in the 16th minute had striker Mohammad Jewel not headed a well-judged cross from Habibur Rahman Shohag wide, with the Chittagong Abahani goal gaping. The same player then hit it straight to opposition goalkeeper Ashraful Islam Rana two minutes later.
In the following minute, Chittagong Abahani's Jafar Iqbal saw
his header come off the post while Arambagh captain Abu Sufian Shufil could not put the ball in the open net on the half-hour mark.
Jewel made amends for his earlier mistake with an eye-catching placing shot six minutes into the second half after being fed through by Shohag inside the box. The young striker placed it at the far post as goalkeeper Rana had come out of his blocks.
Jewel could have doubled the lead in the 74th minute but he drove off target with the goalkeeper to beat before Chittagong Abahani coach sent three experienced players - Rony, Mamunul and Sabuj - for the equaliser. Sabuj side-volleyed a cross from defender Sushanta Tripura from the edge of the box past goalkeeper Azam Khan to rescue his side from early exit.
The first quarterfinal will be between Sheikh Jamal and Brothers Union today while Farashganj will square off against their Old Dhaka rivals Rahmatganj MFS tomorrow.
Abahani will take on Arambagh in the third quarterfinal on February 2 while Chittagong Abahani will play against Sheikh Russel in the fourth quarterfinal the following day.