Defending champions Beximco Pharma rode on a hat-trick from Shuvo to come from behind and beat Ispahani 6-1 in their pre-quarterfinal cup round match in the 8th Ascent 5-A-Side Soccer Cup at the STM Hall, Scholastica yesterday.
Bando Design, another strong team in the tournament, cruised to a 7-0 win over Airtel, with captain Imran Ahmed completing another hat-trick. The performance saw Imran’s tally of goals reach 13 from three matches and puts him on top of the goal scorers list for the tournament.
A hat-trick from Zillur Rahman earned Lanka Bangla a 5-2 win over Westin, while Chevron scored in the extra time to register a 2-1 victory over Flora telecom.
The game between HSBC and Metronet was locked at 3-3 at the end of play and went into extra-time. HSBC eventually came out with a 4-3 win. Parvez scored twice, while Kabir and Sumon struck a goal each for the winners, while Aminul scored a brace for Metronet.
In another match, tournament debutants the Dhaka Tribune edged past Securex 3-2. The Tribune went ahead through an early strike from Moon before Securex’s Mosabber and Mostafa scored for Securex. Late goals from Moon and Sahinur Rahman gave the Dhaka Tribune the eventual victory. l