The Premier Hockey League has been suspended for trivial reasons since its inception. There was no shortage of other dramas. Abahani Limited-Mohammedan Sporting game is not over even today. Leading 3-2, both teams were shown three red cards for scuffling. Among them were two Mohammedans and one Abahani. If they refused to play it, after half an hour the Sri Lankan umpire blew the whistle and declared Abahani the winner 3-0, according to the rules they got three points.
By this, Abahani and Mariners got 37 points on top of Mohammedan (35). According to the bylaws, both teams are supposed to play in the playoffs. But for now, no one is going that way. Therefore, the declaration of the joint champions of the two teams is a matter of time.
Several spectators came to the Maulana Vasani Stadium on Friday to watch the game between the two traditional teams. The game was well organized. Abahani dominated in two quarters.
Abahani went ahead from the penalty corner in the third minute of the match. After Shishe Gowar’s strike was parried by the goalkeeper, Affan Yusuf hit the target perfectly from near the post.
Mohammedan contested a penalty corner decision early in the second quarter. After a short stop, if the umpire’s decision is canceled, the game starts again. In the 22nd minute, Shimul Islam could not tap from goal because he was unprepared; Mohammedan did not return to parity.
Abahani doubled the lead three minutes later. Gower’s hit on the penalty corner could not completely clear the danger of goalkeeper Nuruzzaman Atkal. Pushkar Khisa Mimo in front of him used the opportunity.
After a pause Mohammedan turned around. Malaysia’s Faisal Bin Sari played well and completed the hat-trick.
Early in the third quarter, Faisal bin Sari scored a reverse hit with a solo effort to equalize. The defenders could not stop him even from the spot. A little later, Sari beat the goalkeeper from a penalty corner to equalize the match.
At the end of the third quarter, Sarri completed a hat trick. Sari scored a great goal to give the team the third goal in addition to himself.
In the 40th minute, Fitri bin Sari found the goalkeeper alone and could not score. Mohammedan did not get the fourth goal.
After two minutes, three players from both teams were shown red cards for a scuffle. Mohammedan’s Deen Islam Imon and Tanveer Siam and Abahani’s Naeem Uddin got red cards. Besides, one of the two teams was shown a yellow card. Oman’s umpire Hussain Al Hussaini appeared to be tough.
Mohammedan expressed his inability to play the rest of the time without following the umpire’s decision. Another Sri Lankan umpire gave the final whistle after waiting for the specified time. That caused cheers in the azure-blue camp. And Mohammedan stopped a bit but later tried to cheer up the audience by clapping for them.
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