Dhaka, February 13: Holders Dhaka Abahani inserted the first defeat on Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club with a 1-0 win in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Abahani forward Shakhawat Rony put his team ahead in the 20th minute after Awudu Ibrahim took possession of the ball at the top edge of the box and pushed it to Rony who dribbled past Nasiruddin and put the ball into the far post net with a grounder (1-0) Awudu Ibrahim failed to put Abahani in the 21st minute on a two goal lead when he failed to place the ball past Jamal goalie Shakil from the top of the six yard box. Pranotosh curved the cross for Awudu. In the 23rd minute Abahani left back Atikur Rahman Mishu saw his 25 yard left footer miss the Jamal side post by a few inches. Jamal’s lone chance in the first half came in the 41st minute when left back Yamin Munna’s left footer from the top of the box whistled past the Abahani crosspiece. In the 81st minute Sunday Chizoba, the Nigerian forward of Jamal saw his head on a Raihan Hasan cross gripped by Abahani goalie Sohel. The win saw Abahani at the top of the table with 27 points from 12 matches while Jamal remained on their previous collection on 25 points from 12 matches.
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