Three times champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club finished runners-up in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football’ 2020-21 beating Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 2-0 goals at the Bangladesh Army Stadium in Banani on Friday.
After a barren first half, Gambian striker Solomon King Kanform scored both the goals for Sheikh Jamal DC in the 52nd and 88th minutes (2-0).
Sheikh Jamal DC, which needed just one point in Friday’s match to assure the league runners-up position, earned full three points to finish 2nd comfortably with 52 points from all 24 matches, six points ahead of six times champions Dhaka Abahani, which bagged 46 points from 23 ties.
Star studded Bashundhara Kings smartly clinched the league title earlier with four matches to spare and now raises their tally to 58 points from 21 encounters.
With the day’s defeat, traditional Mohammedan SC went down to the 6th slot in the league with 43 points, playing all the 24 matches.
Uzbek booter Atabek Validjabnov of Sheikh Jamal got marching order in the 90th minute of the match.
In the day’s another match, Saif Sporting Club became 4th in the league beating relegated side Brothers Union Club by 1-0 goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Friday evening.
Maraz Hossain scored the all important goal for Saif SC in the 56th minute.
In the day’s other match, Chittagong Abahani Ltd defeated Muktijoddha Sangshad KC by 1-0 goal at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Friday.
Nigerian forward Matthew Chinedu scored the match winning goal for Abahani in the 11th minute.
After the day’s matches, both Chittagong Abahani and Saif SC bagged 44 points each , but in goal differences , Saif finished 4th and Ctg Abahani was placed 5th.
The freedom fighters team Muktijoddha SKC remained at the 10th place collecting 19 points from 24 outings.
In the day’s another match, Sheikh Russel KC beat Bangladesh Police FC by a solitary goal scored by Khalekuzzaman in the 72nd minute at the Army Stadium in Banani Friday afternoon.
In the day’s another fixture, Rahmatganj MFS outplayed another relegated side Arambagh KS by 3-0 goals at the Banglabandhu National Stadium here Friday afternoon .
Nigerian forward Felix Chidi Odili struck twice in the 15th and 73rd minutes while Shahedul Hasan Anik netted the other goal for Rahmatganj in the 29th minute.
Source: United News of Bangladesh