Dhaka – Farashganj Sporting Club staged a big upset in the 3rd edition of the 12-team Under-18 Football Tournament beating Abahani Limited by 1-0 goal in one of the two opening day matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.Rafiqul Islam scored the match winner for Abahani Limited in the stoppage time (92nd minute) of the match.The day’s other match between Brothers Union and Saif Sporting Club ended in 1-1 draw at the same venue in the afternoon.
Fahim put Saif SC ahead in the 12th minute while Alman restored the parity for Brothers in the 78th minute. Mohammedan Sporting Club, which clinched the title of the first two editions of the meet, will start their campaign taking on Chittagong Abahani Ltd at the same venue on Friday.
All the 12 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) teams, split into four groups, are taking part in the meet.Participating teams are:
Group-A: Brothers Union, Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra and Saif SC.
Group-B: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Rahmatganj MFS and Team BJMC.
Group-C: Chittagong Abahani, Arambagh Krira Sangha, Mohammedan SC.
Group-D: Dhaka Abahani, Muktijoddha SKC, Farashganj SC.UNB
