Soleimani Diabate was making Mohammedan dream by scoring earlier. The white-black camp was also dreaming of winning the Challenge Cup title organized for the first time! But what if the giant Bashundhara Kings let it happen? They scored three goals in the last 27 minutes and kept the first Challenge Cup to themselves. beat Mohammedan 3-1.
On a frigid Friday afternoon against the Kings, Mohammedan continued to play. They relied on every attack by keeping their defenses solid. Blocked the Kings in the midfield. Although successful for a long time, Bashundhara has returned to self-glory. Mohammedan took the lead in the 7th minute of the match. Soleimani Diabat's header from Emmanuel Sund's cross hit the net. The first half was attack-to-attack. Bashundhara narrowly missed a goal in 12 minutes. Iser's header from Jonathan's corner goes wide.
Mohammedan tried to score again in 24 minutes. But Rahim Uddin's cross did not reach Arif. In the 31st minute, Miguel's shot was palmed away by the goalkeeper.
After the break, Bashundhara showed more power. In the 51st minute, Jared Khasa broke into the box and found the goalkeeper alone, hitting the far post. In the 57th minute, Fahim's shot from Miguel's pass also went wide of the far post.
In the 62nd minute someone threw a flare on the field. A large part of the field was engulfed in colored smoke. It stops the game for 9 minutes. When the game started, Bashundhara equalized in the 73rd minute. At Miguel's corner, Tapu put his left foot into the gap to bring relief to the fans. After that the scenario changed. Bashundhara scored again in the 80th minute. Fahim stepped up to Miguel's right-wing cross and finished superbly. Riyadul Rafi could not save in this journey.
Miguel made the scoreline 3-1 in 18 minutes of added time. Miguel made a great placing by cutting Deepu and creating space inside the box. The Bashundhara festival started when the Bhutanese referee blew the final whistle.
