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Defending champions Bashundhara Kings have already confirmed the Federation Cup semi-final. Today your competitors joined in. Abahani Limited has reached the semi-finals of the Federation Cup by defeating North Baridhara. Abahani secured the semi-final by winning 1-0 in the quarter-finals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Brazilian forward Francisco Rodríguez de Souza Philho scored the only goal in added time of the second half.
From the start of the match, Abahani put pressure on North Baridhara. Opportunity, in fact, they were repeatedly failing. Defender Papon Singh came back from Saighani’s header in the 20th minute with a long pitch from Raihan Hasan. Uttar Baridhara, who reached the quarter-finals for the first time, had a good chance to advance in the 36th minute. The referee signaled a corner when Shahidul Alam Sohail returned a powerful shot from Sumon Raza from 28 meters.
Despite dominating the second half, Abahani, who won the competition’s last title in 2016, failed to score a goal. In the 56th minute, Kirvens Phils failed to head properly into a Belfort cross. Jewel Rana missed another opportunity six minutes later. Finally, in added time of the second half, Brazilian forward Philho scored the winning goal for Abahani. Following Nasiruddin Chowdhury’s launch, Saighani Long received a life pass and wrapped the ball into the net.
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