Abahani-Mohammedan rivalry in Bangladesh means additional excitement and frenzy. This time once again, the football lovers of Bangladesh enjoyed the fight between these two teams. Abahani had the last laugh after the battle between the two arch-rivals.
A win over Mohammedan was needed to keep their chances of reaching the knockouts of the Federation Cup alive. On top of that, the match was a battle of dignity. But Mohammedan lost against arch-rival Abahani. After falling behind with a goal, the Black and Whites desperately tried to get back on level terms in the second half. But in the end, the smiles on the faces of the azure blue fans were widened. With this victory, Abahani went further on the way to the knockouts.
After winning 2-0 in the Bangladesh Premier League match on 27 January 2023, Abahani did not have a smile of victory against Mohammedan even though they met 6 times. Mohammedan won four, two matches were drawn. Finally, after almost two years and 6 matches, Abahani got the sweet taste of defeating Mohammedan.
Dhaka Amahni beat arch-rivals Mohammedan 1-0 in the group stage match at the Shahid Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Comilla on Tuesday (January 7). Mohammad Ibrahim scored Abahani’s winning goal in the second half of the match. Mohammedan is in fear of being eliminated from the group stage after losing two of the three matches in a row.
At the moment, Mohammedan is on the top of the points list in the Bangladesh Premier League, but the situation in the Federation Cup is shaky. They had to lose to Rahmatganj in the first match of the group. This time, losing to arch-rival Abahani, the road to the knockout stage was almost closed for them. Now their race will depend on ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’. Before this match, Mohammedan was leading in the recent duel. Abahani could not beat Mohammedan after January 2023 in the Premier League. And the total number of all matches is 6 matches. The white and black jersey holders won in 3 of these matches. The remaining 3 matches were drawn. Now the invincible journey of Mohammedan stopped.
No team could score in the first half of the famous Abahani-Mohammedan match of the Dhaka derby. But Abahani was ahead in the attack. Neither team could see a goal in the second half. To break the deadlock has to wait up to 73 minutes.
An Abahani player from midfield crossed the ball to the right wing. Taking control of the ball, Abahani’s winger found space between three Mohammedan players in the D-box and sent in a cross. Ibrahim pushed the ball into the net with the first touch.
Mohammedan was desperate for revenge after the goal. But despite attacking one after another, the runners-up of the last season did not see the desired goal.
(Dhaka Times/January 07/NBW)
Source: www.dhakatimes24.com
