2024-04-21 11:47:29
There was heat surrounding this match between the two rival clubs. Mohammedan announced that he will not play against Abahani over the cancellation of Russell Mahmood’s yellow card. In the end, the black and white camp left the field after embarrassing incidents like fights.
After waiting until the specified time, the umpire announced Abahani as the winner with 3-0 goals. However, until the fight in the 42nd minute, Mohammedan was leading by 3-2 goals. Abhani’s win saw them overtake top-placed Mariner. As the two teams are tied on points, the Hockey Federation will decide how the title will be decided.
Abahani showed dominance in the first two quarters at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Friday. 2-0 lead in 25 minutes. In the third quarter, Malaysian player Faisal Bin Sari’s hat-trick led Mohammedan to 3-2.
In 42 minutes the fight happened. The origin of which is from the push. The players in the dugout of the two teams also got involved. Officials and umpires intervened to stop the fight.
Mohammedan’s Deen Islam, Tanveer Siam and Abahani’s Naimuddin were shown red cards by the umpire. Mohammedan announced not to accept the decision and not to play. Abahani was declared the winner as per the bylaws.