Saif Sporting Club continued their winning run in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21, beating Uttar Baridhara Club 3-1 Thursday.
Saif SC, who caused an upset by beating six times champions Dhaka Abahani 3-2 on August 13, dominated the first half 1-0 today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Nigerian player John Okoli struck twice – in the 28th and 95th minutes – while his compatriot Kenneth Ikechukwu added another in the 66th minute.
Maruf Ahmed pulled one back for Uttar Baridhara late on (75th minute).
Despite the victory, Saif SC remained at the sixth spot in the league table, securing 38 points from 21 matches, while Uttar Baridhara remained at 10th place with 19 points from 22 encounters.
In Thursday’s other match, Bangladesh Police FC beat Arambagh 1-0 at the Kamalapur Stadium in the afternoon.
Jewel hit the all-important goal for Police in the 92nd minute from a penalty.
Police remained in eighth place in the league table collecting 25 points from 22 outings. Arambagh, who were already relegated from the BPL along with Brothers Union, stayed at the bottom of the table with five points from 22 encounters.
Source: United News of Bangladesh