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Abahani youths step up

Sports Reporter
Abahani were crowned champions of the Walton U-18 Club Cup football
tournament after inflicting a 1-0 defeat on Farashganj in an entertaining final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
Striker Rimon Hossain headed in the all-important goal in the seventh minute, delivering Abahani a maiden trophy in age-level competition.
Although the two finalists were arguably not the best teams in the 12-team tournament, the final, on a rain-soaked pitch, was an exciting affair. Farashganj - whose senior side were recently relegated from the Bangladesh Premier League - won the spectators' hearts with their fluid passing game while Abahani enthralled with flowing counterattacks.
The teams had met previously in this tournament in the group stage with
Farashganj winning by 1-0. However, that result was overturned and the Dhanmondi-based outfit were awarded a 3-0 win as the Old Dhaka outfit had been found to field an overage player.
Yesterday, Farashganj's possession game saw them have greater control of the ball and keep Abahani under constant pressure, but they could not find the equaliser despite coming close on a number of occasions while Abahani wasted a few chances of their own.
None of the teams could construct proper game plans due to the lack of preparation time for the tournament, which returned after a four-year hiatus. They even scrambled to assemble their squads, mostly taking players from the 3rd division football league.
As prescribed by the AFC club licensing regulations, every team must maintain a youth squad in order to offer players the chance for development. However, since these tournaments are
held so irregularly, they have a negligible impacton the country's football.
The managers of the finalists said that such a short tournament would not help in developing either the players orthe country's football.
"These boys are not mature. They need at least two years of training to get a place in the senior team. Four orfive will train get to train with the senior teams," said winning manager Satyajit Das Rupu. "If this tournament is held in a league format, then clubs will spend more time on squads and players will get long-term training and the country's football will ultimately be benefited."
Farashganj coach Abu Faisal Ahmed added: "A player needs 25-30 matches a year to be groomed but these players are not getting that opportunity. This type of tournament doesn't work for development."
The AFC A licensed coach was also unimpressed with the talent on show. "Aside from a couple of wingers, there was no one that stood out. I think we