Dhaka, July 25: Sheikh Jamal consolidated their stance at the top of the table with a 5-1 win over Brothers Union in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.

Landing Darboe of Jamal slammed the eighth hat-trick of the league that paved the way for the table toppers.

Gambian midfielder Landing Darboe put Jamal ahead in the 15^th minute with a neatly taken curved shot from the top of the box, his Nigerian attacking partner Emeka Darlington cut the ball back for Landing from the left flank (1-0).

Three minutes later it was vice versa. This time Landing cut a lob for Emeka from the midfield and Emeka went past the onrushing Brothers goalie Biplob Bhattacharjee before placing the ball into the empty net (2-0).

Brothers Union’s Nigerian forward Augustine Walson reduced the margin in the 31^st minute with a curved free kick from the right edge of the box (2-1).

But their joy was short lived when Landing Darboe scored the third in the 45^th minute with a placing shot after Wedson set him free with a back pass (3-1).

In the injury time of the first half Emeka Darlington’s long ranger crashed into the net after hitting the inside edge of the cross piece (4-1).

Landing Darboe completed the eighth hat-trick of the league in the 56^th minute when Emeka fed him with a square pass at the left corner of the box and Landing chipped the ball over onrushing Brothers goalie Biplob (5-1).

Jamal has 42 points from 17 matches while Brothers has 29 from the same number of matches.