Independence Cup Football: Saif Sporting Club ensure last four
Saif Sporting Club confirmed their
spot in the semifinal when they beat ten men Swadhinata Krira Sangha by 2-0
goals in the second quarterfinal of the Independence Cup Football held on
Friday night at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in
the city’s Kamalapur.
Saif will now play the first
semifinal against Dhaka Abahani Limited on Tuesday (Dec 14) at the same venue.
In the day’s match,
forwards Maraz Hasan and Foysal Ahmed scored one goal each for Saif SC.
After the regulation time, Maraz
Hasan finally broke the deadlock scoring the first goal for Saif in the 91st
minute while Foysal Ahmed sealed the victory scoring the second goal in the
101th minute of the match.
Zillur Rahman of Swadhinata Krira
Sangha was shown a direct red card by the referee for his unsporting behaviour.
Earlier, in the day’s first
quarterfinal, Dhaka Abahani Limited, as the first team, reached the semifinal
crushing the Bangladesh Army football team by 4-0 goals also held at the same
venue.
Meanwhile, the remaining two
quarterfinals will be held on Sunday (Dec 12) with group B champions Sheikh
Russel Krira Chakra Limited will take on group D runners-up Bangladesh Police
Football Club at 5.15 pm while group D champions Bashundhara Kings face group B
runners-up Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at 8 pm.
Both the matches will be held at the
same venue.
The Federation Cup runners-up Saif
Sporting Club, who earlier emerged group C champions, beat Bangladesh Army
football team by 2-1 goals in their group opening match, defeated Bangladesh
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 3-2 goals in their second match and played
a 1-1 goal draw with Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited in their last group match
of the tournament.