Mohammedan did a great favor to Abahani by defeating Bashundhara Kings in the sixth round. The Bangladesh Premier League was also quite frozen by the first defeat of the champions. Abahani is not able to use that opportunity.
After the loss to the Kings, the Sky Blues narrowed the points gap by winning two games. But in the eighth round, the six-time champions fell behind again by drawing against the relatively weak Chittagong Abahani.
Diego Andres Cruciani’s team missed a great opportunity to leave the field with full 3 points from Gopalganj’s Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium on Sunday. Even after taking a 2-0 lead, they could not stay on the winning streak. The Dhanmondi club lost 2 valuable points and trailed by 7 points from the top Kings.
Vincent’s Stewart Cornelius put Abahani ahead with a penalty in the 9th minute. Abahani extended the lead to 2-0 with his second goal in the 36th minute. Abahani left the field with a draw at the end of a match brought in hand.
A foreigner is the hero who defeats Abahani. He is Nigerian David Ifegu. He scored a pair of goals. Chittagong Abahani got a penalty before the whistle. Ifegu narrowed the gap with a goal. The African equalized with the second goal in the 53rd minute. Abahani could not return to the match.
Abahani has 14 points in 8 matches. Kings at the top have 21 points. Second placed Mohammedan has 16 points.
