Mithun fires Russell to 4-0 win
Dhaka, December 27: Sheikh Russell, the defending champions started their Bangladesh Premier League campaign with a 4-0 win over Uttar Baridhara Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.
Forward Mithun Chowdhury slammed the first hat-trick of this years league.
In the 33rd minute Russell’s Uruguyan midfielder Francisco Usucar took a free kick, , and Mithun tapped the ball home from a goal mouth melee (1-0).
Khalekur of Uttar Baridhara tried a left footer from the top of the box in the 40th minute but it missed the side post.
In the added time of the first half Russell winger Sobuj Kumar Biswas’s square pass found Mithun who dodged past goalkeeper Osman Goni and placed the left footer in the far post net(2-0).
In the 51st minute Mithun’s through pass set Jamaican midfielder Ricardo Cousines at the top of the box and he scored with a low shot in the near post from the middle of the box (3-0).
Mithun completed his hat-trick 63rd minute as hesnatched the ball from Kosoko, the Nigerian midfielder and dodged past his marker to complete his hat-trick (4-0).
75’ Nigerian forward Akindele fired from the top of the box but Russell goalie Biplob was in the right position to take it in his gloves.