UNB, Chittagong :
Dhaka Abahani Ltd beat visiting Karachi Electric FC (KEFC) of Pakistan by 3- 2 goals in the opening match of the maiden edition Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Football tournament at M A Aziz Stadium here on Tuesday with huge enthusiasm among the local football fans.
Abahani dominated the first half 2-0 in a style as well as kept control over the ball in the maximum time of the first 15 minutes with eye-catching performance from the very beginning of the match.
Midfielder Waly Faisal won the clap of around 5000 audiences putting Abahani ahead in the 24th minutes, utilising a free kick, by a left footer powerful shot.
Forward Sunday Chizoba doubled the lead for Abahani in the 30th minutes by a tricky header from top of the six yards box of danger zone off a midfielder Emon Mahmud long a cross from right flank.
Forward Muhammad Rasool reduced the margin for the visiting side in the 74th minute by a left footer shot from left flank.
The visitor conceded a suicidal goal in the 77th minutes while a defender tried to clear a ball form the goalmouth melee off a Abahani medio Waly Faisal placing shot.
Nigerian forward of Karachi FC Abayomi Sunday reduced the lead in the 83rd minutes utilising a penalty kick.
Earlier in the 20th minutes, Kester Akonuweluyi took a powerful shot from danger zone, off a cut back of Sunday Chizoba, but goalie Ghulam Nabi saved his side fisting the ball.
Dhaka Abahani Squad: Ziaur Rahman, Mamun Mia, Waly Faisal, Topu Barman, Samad Yussif, Emon Mahmud, Pranotosh Kumar Das (Abdul Baten Majumder Komol), Sunday Chizoba, Nasirul Islam Nasir, Shadeul Aslam Shahed (Mohammad Atiqur Rahman) and Kester Akonuweluyi.
Karaci Electric FC Squad: Umer Farooq, Hayat Ullah, Muhammad Rassool, Muhammad Essa, Irfan Khan, Habibur-Ur-Rehman, Muhammad Riaz, Jon Andrew Ashworth Sears, Ghulam Nabi, Noor Muhmad and Abayomi Sunday.
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran).
