Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club retained the six-team 13th Club Cup Hockey title beating their old rivals Dhaka Abahani Limited by 2-0 goals in the final at the floodlight Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here Saturday evening.
Dhaka Mariner Youngs clinched their first Club Cup Hockey crown also beating Dhaka Abahani Ltd by 3-0 goals in the final in 2021.
President of Bangladesh Hockey Federation and Chief of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshall Sheikh Abdul Hannan witnessed the day's final as the chief guest and later he distributed the trophies.
In the day's final, Indian player Dipok Malik put Mariner Youngs ahead in the 19th minute by field goals (1-0) while captain Fazle Hossain Rabby sealed the fate of the scoring the 2nd goal in the 45th minute from a penalty stroke (2-0).Later, Fazle Hossain Rabby was adjudged the best player of the final.
Ten national players studded Dhaka Abahani failed to show their usual performances in the match spoiled some six penalty corners.
Ashraful Islam of Dhaka Abahani named as the best player of the tournament.
Earlier in the first semifinal Thursday afternoon, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, riding on a hattrick by Sohanur Rahman Sabuj, smartly reached the final eliminating Usha KC by 8-4 goals in the first semifinal at the same venue
Dhaka Abahani reached the final eliminating their arch-rival Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 3-2 goals in the other semifinal.
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