Mohammedan rout Sadharan Bima

A Nasir Hossain hattrick powered Mohammedan SC to an emphatic 7-2 win over Sadharan Bima in their second Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League fixture at the Maulna Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

With a second win in as many matches, Mohammedan joined second-placed Abahani with six points while holders Dhaka Marnier Young's Club notched a massive 7-0 win over Azad SC to stay on the top of the 12-team table with nine points from three matches.

Coming into the match on the back of a 4-0 win over Ajax SC, the Black and Whites faced a tough challenge from Sadharan Bima, who gave their superior opponents a real run for their money by levelling the margin twice in the first half before young forward Nasir shone in the second to help Mohammedan to wrap up the victory.

It was Sadharan Bima's Bishal who twice cancelled out Mohammedan's lead by scoring after Maksud Alam Habul and Rabbi Salehin scored respectively.

However, Ajit Kumar Gosh put Mohammedan ahead again just before the break. After that there was no stopping the Black and Whites as Rabbi widened the margin to 4-2 right at the start of the second half while Nasir struck three consecutive goals to complete his hattrick.

In the day's other matches, under floodlights the national player studded Mariners easily edged past a youthful Azad, riding on a brilliant treble from national striker Pushkor Khisha Mimo after Mamunur Rahman Chayan struck the first two goals by converting penalty corners.

Mimo made the margin 3-0 in 30th minute and then completed his hattrick by scoring two more goals in the 57th and 66th minutes respectively while teammates Mohammad Julhair and Hasan Jubair Niloy also got their names on the scoresheet.

In the third match, Wari Club defeated Dhaka Wanderers Club 4-2.