Ayush brace takes Police to third

Young Nepalese forward scored his first goals in the Bangladesh Football League as Bangladesh Police registered a 3-0 win over Arambagh at the Shaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj on Friday.

Police, who stunned league leaders Bashundhara Kings in the previous round, opened the scoring in the 26th minute when 21-year-old Ayush finished a neat move initiated by Shafiq Kagimu.

Veteran Bangladeshi winger Amirul Islam doubled Police's lead three minutes before half-time after being set up by Ismail Hossen.

The Ayush-Kagimu partnership was at work again as Police wrapped up the victory seven minutes after restart, with Ayush getting his second goal of the match as well as of the campaign.

The comprehensive victory put Police in third position with 13 points from eight matches, one ahead of Rahmatganj who have a game in hand.

Arambagh, meanwhile, remained second from bottom on goal-difference with five points, with Young Men's Fakirerpool Club languishing at the bottom with same number of points.

Four matches will be played on Saturday, with the most significant fixture taking place at Kings Arena between Bashundhara Kings and Abahani.

Kings currently sit at the top of the table with 16 points from seven matches while Abahani are in fifth position with nine points.

In Munshiganj, Brothers Union will face Fortis FC. A win for Fortis would all but secure second place on the table.

Meanwhile, defending champions Mohammedan will take on Rahmatganj, while another fixture will see PWD face Fakirerpool in Gazipur.