DHAKA, Jan 4, 2025 (BSS)- Ten-men Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited maintained 
their winning run in the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 
football crushing Chittagong Abahani Limited by 5-1 goals held at Rafiq Uddin 
Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Saturday.

In the proceeding, forward Sourav Dewan scored a brace while Burkinab, 
defender Mounzir Coulidiati and Nigerian forward Sunday Emmanu supported him 
with a lone goal each for Mohammedan in the one-sided affairs.
Substitute midfielder Imtiaz Sultan Jitu scored a lone goal for Chittagong 
Ahahani Limited.
 
Things were all went favorable for Chittagong Abahani as they fought neck to 
neck with Mohammedan till the first half making the score sheet clean, but 
the scenario dramatically changed after the resumption as Mohammedan came out 
from its own form and showed their class to register their sixth straight 
victories in the league.

After the barren first half, Coulidiati finally broke the deadlock scoring 
the first goal for Mohammedan in the 47th minute while Sunday doubled the 
lead scoring the second goal in the 55th minute of the match.

Sourav Dewan further widened the margin scoring the third goal for Mohammedan 
in the 63rd minute while Mohammedan took 4-0 lead through a suicidal goal 
scored by Selim Reza of Chittagong Abahani in the 85th minute.

Sourav Dewan made the score line 5-0 scoring his second and fifth for 
Mohammedan in the 90th minute while Imtiaz Sultan Jitu scored a consolation 
goal for Chittagong Abahani in the 90+5th minute from a spot kick.

Mohammedan completely dominated the proceeding, especially in the second half 
and notched their emphatic win on the day while Chittagong Abahani Limited 
were totally off-colored except the day's lone goal.
 
Mohammedan's defender Shakil Ahad Topu was shown red card by the referee 
following double yellow cards in the match. 

The day's win saw Mohammedan maintained their all-win run in the league with 
198 points from six matches while all losers Chittagong Abahani Limited 
failed to open their account playing the same number of matches.
 
Mohammedan will play their next league match against Rahmatganj Muslim and 
Friends Society on January 10 while Chittagong Ahahani Limited will play 
against Abahani Limited Dhaka on January 11.
 
Earlier, Mohammedan beat Dhaka Wanderer Club 6-0 and edged past Bashundhara 
Kings and Abahani Limited Dhaka by an identical margin of 1-0 goal, defeated 
Bangladesh Police Football Club by 3-1 goals and beat Fortis Football Club by 
1-0 goal.

The port city team Chittagong Abahani earlier suffered 0-7 to Bashundhara 
Kings, lost their remaining three matches against Rahmatganj Muslim and 
Friends Society, Brothers Union Club and Fakirerpool Young Men's Club by an 
identical margin of 2-0 goals and suffered 1-0 defeat to Dhaka Wanderers 
Club.