b-league sux infinitely worse than an "dhalliwood" made c-movie. BNS and the money being wasted there should be handed over to cricket ...
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Originally Posted by abdulw11
Sorry, can't read Bangla very well.
translation: you couldn't pay people to watch.
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"And do not curse those who call on other than GOD, lest they blaspheme and curse GOD, out of ignorance. We have adorned the works of every group in their eyes. Ultimately, they return to their Lord, then He informs them of everything they had done." (Qur'an 6:108)
Yesterday's contest was quite a dramatic, and a controversial one. After a highly competitive first half, both teams scored one goal a piece in the second, but only to have the referees call both back. Match ended in a goal-less tie. At the end, both teams expressed concerns of conspiracy around themselves, and tried to verbally attack the referees.
Abahani and Mohammedan both stand atop the standings with equal points, while Abahani has played 12 matches against Mohammedan's 13.
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Heart. Dedication. Resilience. Never quit.
Originally Posted by Sydney
I dont care, Abahahi is still at the top.
They will be the champs of the First Ever professional league in our country.
Go Sydney GO.
Go Abahani GO.
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.
Sheikh Russel KC returned to the winning streak in the B. League with a 4-3 win over Chittagong Abahani Limited in the second-leg eventful encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Sunday.
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.
Team M W D L P
Dhaka Mohamedan 14 7 5 2 26
Muktijodda 14 7 5 2 26
Seikh Rasel 14 7 5 2 26
*Dhaka Abahani 12 6 5 1 23
Brothers Union 13 6 4 3 22
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.
Amili treble puts Abahani at the top in the B. League Jahid Hasan Amili struck League's sixth hat-trick as title contenders Abahani Limited returned to their exact style to brush aside Rahmatganj MFS 7-0 in second-leg encounter of the B. League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Saturday.
For more, visit http://media.bdnews24.com
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.
Dhaka Abahani take solo lead in B. League
Dhaka, June 28 (bdnews24.com) – Dhaka Abahani Limited came from behind to defeat their Chittagong namesake 2-1 in the second-leg encounter of the B. League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Thursday.
The outcome helped them take a solo lead in the 11-team point table with 29 points from 14 outings, two points ahead of the jointly second-placed Muktijoddha Sangsad KS and Sheikh Russel KC, who played one match more than the leaders.
Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club are in the third position with 26 from 14 matches.
Chittagong Abahani Limited has 11 points from 15 matches to stick to the second position from the bottom.
The visitors, Chittagong Abahani, fought equally in the first half and snatched the first-half lead with a counter-attack in the 44th minute.
The port city's captain Khokon Das fired home with a grounder capitalising a left-side minus by Nepalese striker Santosh Shahukhal after Samuel Tamba Goi dummy shot on the Shantosh minus confused Abahani defender Prodeep Pordar.
Both sides, however, survived from conceding early goals when their defenders made the goalline save to rescue the respective sides.
After the lemon break, the popular sky-blues outfit of Dhaka mounted heavy pressure on the opponents amid drizzles having little control on the ball and the all Chittagong Abahani players were busy foiling the attacks of their Dhaka namesake.
However, Dhaka Abahani finally found the equaliser in the 58th minute as striker Jahid Hasan Amili, who struck a hat-trick in the previous match, found the back of the net with a diving header following an Obi Mikel John shot outside the box.
Afterwards, Abahani played a plenty of miss passes and their striker Awudu Ibrahim and winger Mehdi Hasan Ujjal missed the target inside the box.
Midfielder Pranotosh struck the decider three minutes from time with a superb combination with playmaker Abul Hossain.
bdnews24.com/ar/ja/2032 hrs
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B. League
Khulna Abahani break Mohammedan heart
Sports Reporter
Khulna Abahani did a favour to their more illustrious Dhaka wing when the bottom-table side held visiting Mohammedan to a 1-1 draw in yesterday's crucial B. League match at the Khulna Stadium.The result heavily dashed Mohammedan's title hopes in the inaugural professional football league, pushing top-of-the-table Abahani within a whisker of clinching the trophy.
Abahani's match against Sheikh Russel yesterday in the capital was postponed due to inclement weather and the sky-blues will need just two points from their remaining two matches.
The Abahani-Russel fixture has been revised for today and even if Amalesh Sen's league leaders miss out full points today, they will get another chance against Muktijoddha in their league finale on July 30.
Only if Abahani lose both their matches, Mohammedan can win the title on the final day of the competition provided they beat neighbouring Arambagh on August 1.
Mohammedan, who raised their tally to 39 points, are still two points adrift of their archrivals Abahani. The draw was their sixth in 19 outings but Shafiqul Islam Manik's side were unfortunate not to get full points as their Nigerian striker and captain Mwach Ukwu Paul wasted a first-half penalty.
Mohammedan got the golden chance in the 35th minute but the league's second highest scorer (14 goals) Paul's feeble shot from the spot gave local goalkeeper Iran Sheikh no trouble at all.
There was chaos when some spectators used abusing remarks against Paul but the incident did not hamper the proceedings.
The black and whites, who had thrashed Khulna Abahani 6-1 at home in the first leg, went into the break 0-0 after Paul's missed opportunity but conceded the lead two minutes after resumption.
It was striker GM Mamun, who got his maiden national call earlier this month, put the hosts ahead with a header past a bemused Himel at the Mohammedan goal after rival defender Arif and midfielder Zahid hesitated to clear a long ball inside their area.
Mohammedan dominated the rest of the show and created numerous chances but managed just the equaliser on the hour when veteran Ariful Kabir Farhad took a right-side pass to beat Iran, who was brilliant under pressure throughout the second half.
Mohammedan coach Manik told The Daily Star over phone that they should have won the match after opening up the rival defence now and again.
"We created around ten chances in the second half but unlike the earlier matches, when we used to score one or two from four-five chances, we failed. Iran played superb but Paul's penalty was like a backpass," rued Manik.
Khulna Abahani, who end their campaign in Dhaka against Rahmatganj, will be braced for a great battle as both the teams would be eager to avoid a bottom-table finish.
Both Khulna Abahani and Rahmatganj are on 13 points but the port city side have an edge by virtue of a better goal difference.
Meanwhile, the B. League authority has decided to kick off the remaining matches at 4.15 pm. http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/27/d70727040235.htm
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Congrates for being the Champions in Cricket, football and Hockey in the same year.
ABAHANI IS THE BEST.
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Abahani striker Zahid Hasan Emily was voted the best player of the just concluded inaugural professional football league, named as B. League.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced the name of the Dhaka Abahani, the champions of the competition, forward during the prize distribution ceremony at NSC Tower auditorium yesterday,
Chairman of the National Sports Council (NSC) and Army Chief Moeen U Ahmed was present at the function as chief guest and handed over the prizes.
The young striker, who scored 10 goals in the last nine games, received Tk 25,000 and a crest while Nigerian striker Elijah Obagbemiro Junior of Brothers Union also got Tk 25,000 and a crest as the highest scorer in the league with sixteen goals including two hattricks.
Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club was adjudged the most disciplined team in the league to receive the 'fair play trophy.'
Abahani received Tk 5 lakh as winners of the inaugural B. League while their bitter rival Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club got Tk 3 lakh as runners-up, third placed Muktijoddha Sangsad won Tk 2 lakh and Sheikh Russel, who finished fourth, received Tk 1 lakh.
Muktijoddha Sangsad however donated their entire prize money to the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund through the NSC chairman at the function. Source: DS
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.