Independence Cup's semifinals to be held tomorrow

 DHAKA - Both the semifinals of the Independence Cup

Football will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy
Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur area.

  Abahani Limited, Dhaka will take on Saif Sporting Club in the first
semifinal at 5.15 pm while Bashundhara Kings meet Bangladesh Police Football
Club in the second semis that kicks off at 8 pm.

  Earlier, on way to the semifinal, Abahani Limited, Dhaka, reached semifinal
crushing 10 men Bangladesh Army Football team by 4-0 goals in the first
quarterfinal while Saif Sporting Club confirmed their spot of last four when
they beat 10 men Swadhinata Krira Sangha by 2-0 goals in the second
quarterfinal.

  On the other hand, Bangladesh Police Football Club reached semifinal when
they beat Sheikh Russel Keira Chakra Club by 1-0 goal in the third
quarterfinal while star-studded Bashundhara Kings dumped 10-man Lieutenant
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 4-0 goals in the fourth quarterfinal match.

  The traditional sky blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani Limited, Dhaka maintained
their supremacy in the group phase matches. They beat Swadhinata Krira Sangha
by 2-1 goals in their first match and emerged group champions by defeating
Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society by 3-1 goals in their second and last
group A match of the competition.

  Saif Sporting Club, earlier beat Bangladesh Army football team by 2-1 goals
in their group opening match. In their second group match, the team defeated
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 3-2 goals and played out to a
1-1 goal draw with Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited in their last group match
of the tournament.

   Bashundhara Kings also emerged group D top. They dumped Bangladesh Navy
Football Club by 6-0 goals in their group opening match. In their second
group match, they edged past Bangladesh Police Football Club by 1-0 goals and
emerged group champions by defeating Chittagong Abahani Limited by 3-0 goals
in their third and last group match.

  Bangladesh Police Football club, who earlier finished group B runners-up,
played out to a 1-1 goal draw with Chittagong Abahani Limited in their group
opening match, lost to Kings by 0-1 goal in their second group match and
again shared point with Bangladesh Navy Football team playing to a 1-1 goal
draw in their third and last group match.BSS