Defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club returned to the winning ways with a 6-2 drubbing of Feni Soccer Club in the Bangladesh Premier League on Monday. Nigerian forward Emeka Darlington struck his maiden hat-trick of the campaign while Gambian Landing Derboe scored a brace with Haitian Wedson Anselme adding the other goal for the winners.Jamal, who played out a 2-2 draw with Rahmatganj in their last match, took their tally to 30 points from 13 matches while Feni remained on ninth with their previous earning of nine points.
Jamal took only 27 seconds to take the lead through Landing, who headed home a cross from Sohel Rana.
Wedson doubled the lead in the 15th minute after he received a long ball from Jamal Bhuiyan before rounding off the Feni keeper to make it 2-0.
Emeka made it 3-0 in the 24th minute with a calm finish in the far post after playing a one-to-one with Landing.
Emeka netted his second of the match three minutes later when Yeamin Ahmed provided a square pass from left flank. Feni pulled a goal back through Jatta Mustapha in the 37th minute.
Landing scored his second of the day in the 77th minute by placing the ball following a header of Wedson.
Substitute midfielder Sharan Hawlader reduced the margin in the 82nd minute for Feni. Emeka completed the fifth hat-trick of the league and took his goals tally to 10 in the 85th minute.
Feni’s Gambian forward Dawda Ceesay failed to convert a penalty in the 88th minute.
RESULT
Sheikh Jamal DC 6 (Landing 1, 77, Wedson 15, Emeka 24, 27, 85) v Feni Soccer Club 2 (Jatta Mustapha 37, Sharan Hawlader)
-With New Age input
