Cox's City move to Final Round
Dhaka, December 23: Newcomers Cox’s City beat Bangladesh Navy 1-0 in the opening match of the Grameenphone Federation Cup knock out phase at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.
With the win Cox’s city sealed their place in the final round
The evenly contested match saw Cox’s City midfielder Nurul Absar head the winner home in the 13th minute. Defender Sirajul Karim curved the cross from the left wing.
Navy forwards tried hard but they failed to create enough scoring opportunity. Their best chance came in the 66th minute when M.A. Alim’s powerful left footer off a S. Alam through was saved for a corner by Cox’s City goalie Rajan Barua.