Abahani held by Brothers
Dhaka, August 17: Abahani Ltd and Brothers Union played out a 1-1 tie in the last match of round five and in the last match of Mymensingh phase at the Rafikuddin Bhuiyan Stadium on Wednesday.
Brothers Union were reduced to a ten men team in the 58th minute when forward Mannaf Rabbi was shown the second yellow card for handling the ball.
Brothers took the lead in the 53rd minute off a penalty when Samd Yusif fouled  Awudu Ibrahim inside the box and  Brothers’s  Nigerian forward Nkowcha Kingsley converted (1-0)
However Abahani’s English forward Lee Tuck scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute curved a free kick from the top of the box (1-1)
In the dying stage of the match Abahani forwards Nabib Newab Jiban and Jewel Rana hit the wood works.
Abahani has nine points from five matches while Brothers has four.