Saif SC, Baridhara through
Subject contenders Saif SC edged history Arambagh KS with a good single-goal win to progress in to the quarterfinals of Walton Federation Glass in their final group-stage match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
With their third successive win, Saif SC emerged champions of Group B. In the mean time, Uttar Baridhara thrashed Brothers Union 3-0 in the day's first video game to finish second in the same group, clearing group levels of any tournament for the first time.
Having won the initial two matches, Saif SC's Belgian mentor Paul Put rested five frequent players. But even though move, Saif SC by no means seemed to be in trouble against Arambagh, who possessed to gain the contest to be able to qualify. Saif SC emerged near to breaking the deadlock on a few situations in the first fifty percent while Arambagh will make just one single mentionable attacking approach. Saif SC's altered forwards line-up failed to hit the target until Arifur Rahman originated from the bench to rating with his first feel in the 57th minute from the left flank, because of a deflection off a defender within the danger area.
And that single target was sufficient for Saif SC and also Uttar Baridhara Club, who, despite winning their meet against Brothers earlier, would not have qualified to the knockout phases had Arambagh won.
Uttar Baridhara Club started from where that they had still left off against Arambagh within their previous game as they took only 13 minutes to have the business lead against Brothers. The Gopibagh-based costume let three past them on your day as they crashed out of your Federation Cup, shedding all three of their group-level encounters and conceding as many as 11 goals.
Uttar Baridhra could took the business lead sooner had national striker Suman Reza not missed a good sitter from within the six-yard box before Uzbek midfielder Evgeniy Kochnev set them ahead in the 13th minute following a fumble from a good Brothers defender.
Suman built amends later as he doubled their lead found in the 26th minute, making almost all of a through-move from Egyptian forward Abdel Khalek Hamma.
Suman, however, squandered another prospect in the 32nd minute.
Egyptian defender Abdel Rahim covered up the victory for Uttar Baridhara on the 59th minute with a brilliant placing shot among two defenders following he chested straight down a cross from Abdel Khalek Hammad from the proper flank.
