Courtesy: The New Nation


Good start for Abahani, Mohammedan in 1st Citycell Futsal tourney

UNB, Dhaka

The first-ever Citycell Futsal Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation, began at the NSC wooden floor gymnasium here Thursday with Mohammedan SC and Abahani Limited making good start.

B. League champions Abahani Limited, riding on two hattricks by Tipu and Mamun, earned an emphatic 7-2 goals victory over Rahmatganj MFS in the opening match in the afternoon.

Tipu and Mamun scored three goals each, while Siraji netted the other goal for the "sky-blue" Dhanmondi outfit. Hirok and Zakir scored for Rahmatganj.

In the day's second match, Arambagh KS upset Sheikh Russell KC by 5-2 goals at the same venue. Khaled, Turjo, Surat, Imrul and Karim scored one goal each for the winners, while Shahidul netted both the goals for the losers.

In the day's third match, Federation cup champions Dhaka Mohammedan SC earned a hard-fought 4-3 goals victory over formidable Farashganj SC as three magical goals by Shahed in the span of only five minutes went in vain.

Kamol struck twice, while Bakhtiar and Faisal Mahmud netted one goal each for the traditional "black and white" team. Shahed scored all three goals for Farashganj SC in quick succession in the 31st, 33rd and 36th minutes.

In the day's other match, Brothers Union Club got walkover against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC who failed to turn up in time. Muktijoddha SKC has been scratched from the meet.

Participating teams:

Group A - Abahani Limited, Sheikh Russell KC, Arambagh KS and Rahmatganj MFS.

Group B - Mohammedan SC, Brothers Union Club, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Farashganj SC.





Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com