It is hard to say when was the last time Abahani Limited played a league without foreign players. In such a situation, many were waiting to see how the team does in the first match of the Premier League with local players. Hopefully the supported team has fared well in the first match. Abahani got off to a great start by beating Youngmen's Fakirpool 2-0. Enamul Gazi and Zafar Iqbal were the scorers.
Youngmen tried to compete with Abahani at Shahid Barkat Stadium in Gazipur on Saturday. They attacked several times with foreign players, but did not get a goal. Maruful Haque's team also showed no less power. Although the attacks went over the bar or off target.
No one scored in the first half. Two goals were scored after the break. Abahani got the first goal in 71 minutes. Enamul Ghazi entered the box through Kamrul Islam's pass and beat the goalkeeper to bring relief to the fans. Enamul was the man of the match. After winning the man of the match award, he said, 'It felt good to score a goal. The team is very happy to win.'
Abahani doubled the lead late on. One of them was dropped by a Youngmen's defender in a tackle. The referee did not take time to blow the penalty whistle. Zafar Iqbal found the net easily through the goalkeeper's right side.
Munshiganj's Birshrestha flight Lt. Rahmatganj beat Fortis FC 3-1 in the other match of the day at Matiur Rahman Stadium. All the goals in the match were scored after the break. The old Dhaka team got the first goal in 59 minutes. Mahmud Oshi led the team by scoring goals. Taj Uddin doubled the lead after 8 minutes through Kaharbar's pass. Felix Tete scored the third goal in the 70th minute to put Fortis FC on the backfoot. The pass was made by Boateng.
However, Manjur Rahman Manik scored a goal in the 74th minute and signaled a turnaround. But his team could not succeed. Had to leave the field with a 3-1 loss.
