Mohammedan beat Sheikh Russell KC

Dhaka Mohamme-dan SC came from behind to beat Sheikh Russell KC 2-1 in the Citycell Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday.
Rajon Miah gave Sheikh Russel an early lead before Nigerian striker Alamu Bukola Olaleken cancelled it. Then Zahid Hasan Emily struck the decider in the keenly-contested game in front of some 2,000 spectators as Sheikh Russel kept all gates of the Big Bowl open in a bid to bring the spectators back.
The 17th victory in 21 outings meant the Black and Whites all but confirmed to finish second in the 13-team table with 55 points, still six points behind leaders Abahani and both of them have three matches in hand.
On the other hand, Sheikh Russel’s hopes of toppling Mohammedan to finish second was almost dashed and were trailing Mohammedan by eight points with 47 points from 21 matches.
Before the start of the game Mohammedan lost their number one goalkeeper Aminul Haque, who sustained a muscle cramp in the pre-match warm-up and were forced to send on MN Shakil, who initially made a few fumbles, but in the end it did not mean much for the Dhanmondi-based outfit heavily.
However, it was Sheikh Russel, who went ahead in the ninth minute when Samir snatched a ball from defender Ariful Haque to run down the left flank to whip in a cross for unmarked Rajon Miah, who just tapped the ball home giving goalkeeper Shakil no chance.
Mohammedan, however, did not take long to come back in the match and levelled the margin 10 minutes later through Bukola, who having shrugged off his marker Abass blasted a Wali Faisal cross home from inside the box to raise his goal tally to 14.
Then, it was Zahid Hasan Emily, who deserved all the credits as the striking superstar, battling for golden boot against Abahani’s striker Enamul Haque, advanced into the danger zone through the right wing and danced past three opposing defenders before latching the ball home in the 32nd minute to find his 16 goals, two less than Emanul.
Sheikh Russel could have equalised in the latter part of the first half, but their striking duo of Mohammad Rony and Omari squandered two easy chances.
After resumption, Sheikh Russel pressed hard to keep Mohammedan at bay though both sides looked tired amid scorching heat and Mohammedan were forced to field one more defender to strengthen their backline.
Despite having enjoyed the lion’s share of ball possession, Sheikh Russel could not create any real scoring chances, rather Mohamme-dan went close to increasing their lead twice from counter attack.
TEAMS
MOHAMMEDAN: MN Shakil, Wali Faisal, Ariful Islam, Mofazzal Hossain Saikat, Mamunul Islam, Shakil Ahmed (Mamun Mia), Zahid Hossain (Abdul Baten Komol), Enamul Haque Sharif (Nasir Chowdhury), Zahid Hasan Emily, Alamu Bukola and Dami Emanuel.
SHEIKH RUSSEL: Mamun Khan, Zahirul Islam, Ramjan Ali, Abass Inusah, Aminul Islam, Abdullah Al Parvez, Maruf Ahmed, Rajon Miah (Khokon Das), Jamal Nakhli, Mohammad Rony and Samir Omari.
Referee: Abdul Hannan Miron.