Mohammedan and Abahani had no choice but to win in the 17th round to keep their chances of being runners-up alive. Both teams won the match and kept that chance alive. Now in the last round the two teams will face each other and the decision will be made. On Saturday, Mohammedan defeated Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 3-1 and Abahani dramatically defeated Chittagong Abahani 3-2. In the victory, the points of both teams remained equal (32). Abahani must win to finish the league from second place. If there is a draw, Mohammedan will be the runner-up on goal average. Mali forward Soleman Diabate scored two of Mohammedan’s three goals in the match held in Gopalganj. Mohammedan scored in 36, 53 and 90 minutes. The first and the last were done by Diabate. The middle goal belongs to Nigerian Emmanuel Sande. Jamal Khalmatov narrowed the gap with a penalty goal in injury time. Abahani, trailing by two goals until 80 minutes, dramatically beat Chittagong Abahani 3-2 in Munshiganj. The team of Chattla took a 2-0 lead with the goals of Fazle Rabi in the 20th minute and Sagar in the 67th minute. However, Grenadian forward Stuart Cornelius kept Abahani in the runner-up race with a hat-trick in the last 10 minutes. At the same time, he advanced himself in the fight to win the golden boot.
Visits: 1
