Abahani win bragging rights in Dhaka derby

Abahani Limited Dhaka won the battle of prestige as they blanked their arch-rival Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited by 2-0 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League football match on Friday at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla.

In the proceeding, Brazilian forward Peter Nworah and Costa Rican forward Daniel Colindres scored one goal in both halves to secure Abahani’s facile victory on the day.

Abahani were on the front foot from the start and reaped rewards early when Peter Nworah scored the first goal for his team in the 12th minute.

With a 1-0 lead, Abahani Limited started playing in a more organised way in the second half and kept the pressure on Mohammedan creating some scoring chances. Daniel Colindres doubled the lead goal for Abahani in the 58th minute.

Mohammedan however tried their best to stage a fight back in the match, but they could not convert any of their chances in the remainder of the match.

Abahani Limited dominated almost the whole match and notched up a deserving victory on a day when Mohammedan were off-coloured.

The win saw the Dhanmondi outfit raise their tally to 15 points from seven matches while the Motijheel outfit, who are struggling to improve their position in the points table, remained at their previous collection of six points playing six matches.