BPL: Holders Abahani drop points with BJMC in goalless affair

Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd dropped important point with lowly ranking Team BJMC as their 4th match of the 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football ended in a goalless draw at Bangabandhu National Stadiumon Friday.With the day’s frustrating result, Dhaka Abahani went down in the race further collecting seven points from four matches with two wins, one draw and one defeat against another lowly-ranked Farashganj SC while Team BJMC bagged only two points from four encounters featuring two draws including that of with Brothers Union.Dhaka Abahani managed a good chance in the very 3rd minute as a powerful righter of their midfielder Emon Mahmud from the box went outside touching the left post, off a cutback of Gambian forward Landing Darboe. Team BJMC had a chance in the 39th minute but a 35-yard free kick of their defender-cum-captain Bayback Fombagane Easie from Cameroon straight went to Abahani goalkeeper-cum-captain Shahidul Alam, who fisted the ball away at the cost of a corner.After a barren first half, the 2nd half of the match began with Abahani attack when their forward Rubel Mia took a shot from the goal mouth, but his right footer went out edging the right post. In the last minute of the stopgap time after 90 minutes, the substitute forward of team BJMC Pabon Molla took a right footed shot from the box that went out edging the crosspiece. UNB news agency