Teenager Insan Hossain emerged as Bashundhara Kings' saviour as the three-time champions came from behind to hand a 2-1 defeat to Rahmatganj MFS in the Federation Cup Qualifier-2 fixture in Dhaka on Tuesday, moving into the final of the competition for the fifth time.

Smarting from a 4-2 defeat in a penalty shootout at the hands of Abahani in Qualifier-1, Kings were seemingly heading to another shootout with only seven minutes left of extra time, until substitute Insan -- who replaced Argentine forward Juan Lescano in the 105th minute -- struck at Kings Arena.

Having spent most of his time playing as a defender for Brothers Union last season and featuring in only 18 minutes of two Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches for Kings, the 19-year-old met Rakib Hossain's pinpoint cross with a glancing header in the 113th minute to spark wild celebrations in the stands.

Kings, who lost to title contenders Mohammedan in the BPL on Saturday, were on the toe in the beginning of the match, as Rahmatganj were deprived of taking a 10-minute lead with a shot coming off the crossbar, before Kings saw Sheikh Morsalin miss the near post from a free-kick in the first half.

Lescano, who played for the Real Madrid youth team, also rattled the crossbar in the second half, before Solomon King broke the deadlock with a left-footer inside the box in the 76th minute after centre-back Tapu Barman failed to stop a cutback from Nabib Newaj Jibon.

Kings, however, took only six minutes to level the margin, courtesy of an unexpected equaliser from Saad Uddin, who saw his left-side cross embrace the far net in the 82nd minute – though he attempted to provide it for forward Rakib Hossain inside the box.

Kings kept up the pressure for another one, but the match rolled into extra time where Insan ensured the efforts of his teammates -- such as Lescano, Ghanaian Evans Eiti and Uzbek midfielder Asror Gafurov -- did not go in vain.

Out of seven seasons, Kings had skipped one Federation Cup in the 2021–22 season, citing unplayable ground, and then they were ousted by Mohammedan from the semi-final in the 2022–23 season.