Chattogram Abahani aim to repeat history

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DHAKA, Oct 30, 2019 (BSS)- The 2015 edition champions Chattogram Abahani Limited aims to repeat history as they face strong Terengganu FC of Malaysian in the high voltage final of prestigious Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Football tournament scheduled to be held tomorrow (Thursday) at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram.

Private satellite channel Bangla TV will be telecasting the final match live that kicks off from 6 pm.

The port city team Chattogram Abahani twice fought back to beat Sree Gokulam Kerala 3-2 in an entertaining first semifinal to booked their spot of final while English recruit midfielder Lee Andrew Tuck slammed second hat-trick in the tournament as Terengganu FC knocked Mohun Bagan Athletics Club of India out by 4-2 goals in the second semifinal to get the ticket of final.

Earlier, in the group phase matches, Chattogram Abahani Limited got off to a winning start as they beat TC Sports Club of the Maldives by 4-1 goals in their group A opening match and defeated Young Elephants FC by 4-2 goals in their group second match.

The port city team Abahani however lost their third and final match against Mohun Bagan by a solitary goal.

On the other hand, Terengganu FC beat Chennai City FC by 5-3 goals in their group opening match but they were held by Sree Gokulam Kerala FC playing out to a goalless draw in the group second match.

The Malaysian side however rode on their skipper’s Lee Tuck’s brilliant hat-trick to register a 4-2 goal victory over Bashundhara Kings in the third and last group.