Pre-tournament friendly ends in a rout

Emdad Rahman

Bishwanath 0-4 Beanibazar 

The second Upozila Cup 2016 hits town in August and preparations are well underway as competing teams from the Bangladeshi region of Sylhet prepare for this summer blockbuster football tournament. 

Before the month of Ramadan commences Bishwanath & Beanibazar faced off at Mabley Green in a pre-tournament friendly. Despite the overwhelming scoreline, the game was played at a competitive pace throughout. Beanibazar controlled large parts of the first 20 minutes and each time the Bishwanath rearguard was cut clean the goalkeeper Mohammed Azizul Hoque proved a stubborn barrier. It was undoubtedly the Bishwanath number one’s prowess and agility between the goalposts that prevented a more comprehensive beating for his side. 

In the second half Khalid Ahmed broke the deadlock for Beanibazar as he finished off a crisp team move. Captain Abdul Wahid linked with Abdul Wadud to make it 2-0, before a brace from the  livewire Atiqur Rahman rounded off a 4-0 rout. 

Bishwanath manager Dawlath Khan Babul analysed his team: “We weren’t quite at the races today but we will continue to prepare, and get better. The conduct of both teams was something to learn from and the competitive levels were excellent throughout. The superior fitness levels of our opponents was a telling factor in the game.”

Beanibazar Manager Emdad Rahman added: “I’d like to thank Bishwanath for arranging this friendly. I learnt a lot about the character of my team tonight and am taking away plenty of plus points to further aid our preparation for the showpiece event in August. Although we won convincingly, Bishwanath caused us plenty of problems and we will analyse these areas and work on further improvements.”

Beanibazar squad v Bishwanath (02.06.16)

Mesba Ahmed
Abdul Wahid (captain)
Abdul Wadud
Mominul Islam Limon
Kamal Chowdhury (Asst player manager)
Imdadul Haque
Atiqur Rahman
Ruhul Alam
Shirajul Islam
Khalid Ahmed
Sayaduz  Zaman
Abdul Sabur
Amin Khan
Emdad Rahman (Player manager)

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