BJMC, Muktijoddha through the last eight
Dhaka, January 10: Muktijodha beat Dhaka Mohammedan by 3-1 goals in the group A match of the Grameenphone Federation Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday.
In the other match of the day Team BJMC thrashed Cox’s City 6-0 at the Kamalapaur Stadium to win the group with seven points. Team BJMC emerged as the group champions with 7 points while Muktijoddha finished runners-up with 6 points. Both the team moved into the quarterfinals.
Ismail Bangoura, the Guinean forward scored two goals in the 7 and 37th minutes while Ajagun Abdul Rasheed, the Nigerian forward of BJMC Parvez, Felix and Alfaz scored one goal each in the 42nd, 40th , 58th and 69th minutes.
At the Bangabandhu National Stadium Muktijoddha ousted Dhaka Mohammedan with all their three forwards Emily, Mithun and Sunday scoring the goals.
Emily put Muktijoddha ahead in the 37th minute with clever placing on a minus of Sunday Chizoba. Emily threw him forward to beat his marker and the hit the sidepost before crossing the goal line (1-0)
Substitute Mithun who replaced Emily included his name in the 56th minute after entering the field as he broke the attempted off-side trap with a Mamunul Islam through and placed the ball in the far post (2-0).
Sunday sealed the fate of the match in the 65th minute with a superb placing on Mithun cross that beat Mohammedan goalie Titumir in the near post (3-0).
Mohammedan’s Nigerian forward Wilkok scored his team’s first goal in the 70th minute and three matches after midfielder Dominc Johnson set him free with a lob and Wilkok placed the ball over onrushing Muktijoddha goalie Mamun Khan (3-1).