Uche Felix scored a couple of goals as Soccer Club Feni grabbed a comfortable 4-1 victory over Uttar Baridhara in the JB Bangladesh Permier League football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital yesterday.
Soccer Club began their league campaign with some happy note with earning points after forcing Brothers Union for a 1-1 draw also made a big upset with defeating title contenders Sheikh Russel by 2-0, snatched another valuable point with halting giants Mohammedan Sporting Club to a goalless draw.
After winning this match they brought their point tally to eight from six matches.
On the other hands, Baridhara, who were relegated from the Premier League in 2012-13 season, returned in the next season (2015-16) as the champions of the Bangladesh Championship League, made a stunning start with a 1-0 victory over Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra but suffered defeats in the rest of the four matches and finished the sixth round with five defeats.
On the day, Baridhara drew the first blood with taking lead in the very 10th minute and tipped off to taste the second win but conceded two goals in a row to trail by 2-1 in the first half, with Felix leveled in the next minute and Akbor Hossain Ridon sent Soccer into lead on 25th minute.
The second half was also began with Baridhara producing the first attack and had an opportunity to level the margin but a header of Rohit Sarkar went over the cross piece on 46th.
Soccer Feni, being a bit late to go for attack, extended the margin on 65th minute with Chowmrin Rakhain capitalizing on a mistake of Baridhara defenders, slammed home his right footer from inside the area (3-1).
Felix scored his second and fourth for Soccer Feni four minutes later and it was also a lackluster show of Baridhara defense when the Nigerian forward snatched a ball from captain and stopper back Sohel Rana at the midway of their (Baridhara) area and edged past the defense line including goalkeeper to send the ball into net (4-0).
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