Mariner cross Abahani hurdle in hockey

Mariner Young’s Club crossed a stiff hurdle to stay alive for the title in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League beating a formidable Abahani Limited 2-1 in a super league match at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium yesterday.
The first half produced one goal each before the breather with Mariners taking the lead. Waqas Sharif broke the deadlock in the 9th minute with a nice field goal. Abahani took another 13 minutes to draw level through their Pakistani recruit Shafqat Rasool.
 Mariners finally brought the match winning goal five minutes before the final whistle with Thomas converting a penalty corner.
Earlier, Mohammedan Sporting, who were already out of the championship race,  dumped Dhaka Wanderers 5-1 in the other match. MSC’s captain Rasel Mahmud Jimmy kept his scoring spree as he alone netted four including a hat-trick nm the match. It was Jimmy’s, who scored eleven goals in a match, third hat-trick in the premier league. Tasvar Abass opened the account for the winners. Rakibul Hassan brought the consolation goal for Wanderers in the 44th minute.  

Mariner cross Abahani hurdle in hockey

Mariner Youngs Club crossed a stiff hurdle to stay alive for the title in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League beating a formidable Abahani Limited 2-1 in a super league match at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium yesterday. The first half produced one goal each before the breather with Mariners taking the lead. Waqas Sharif broke the deadlock in the 9th minute with a nice field goal. Abahani took another 13 minutes to draw level through their Pakistani recruit Shafqat Rasool. Mariners finally brought the match winning goal five minutes before the final whistle with Thomas converting a penalty corner. Earlier, Mohammedan Sporting, who were already out of the championship race, dumped Dhaka Wanderers 5-1 in the other match. MSCs captain Rasel Mahmud Jimmy kept his scoring spree as he alone netted four including a hat-trick nm the match. It was Jimmys, who scored eleven goals in a match, third hat-trick in the premier league. Tasvar Abass opened the account for the winners. Rakibul Hassan brought the consolation goal for Wanderers in the 44th minute.