Forward Sumon Reza scored the winner as six-time champions Abahani Limited beat promoted Dhaka Wanderers 1-0 in their first-leg tie of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Comilla on Saturday.
In the day鈥檚 other two matches, Police Football Club earned a 4-1 comeback win over another promoted side, Fokirerpool Young Men鈥檚 Club, at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh, while the match between Fortis Football Club and Brothers Union ended in a 1-1 draw at the Kings Arena in the city.
After a barren first half, Sumon scored the lone goal of the match in the 58th minute to give Abahani their second successive win after starting their campaign with a 2-0 win over Fokirerpool YMC.
In Mymensingh, Fokirerpool went to the break with a 1-0 lead courtesy of a strike from their Uzbekistan forward Akobir Turaev in the 10th minute.
Police FC returned to the game in the second half with midfielder Manik Hossain Molla scoring the equaliser in the 52nd minute before defender Joyonto Kumar Roy (54th) and forward Al-Amin (65th, 81st minutes) struck twice to earn his team鈥檚 first win in two games.
Police suffered a 2-1 defeat against Brothers Union in their first game.
In Dhaka, Gambian forward Zakaria Darboe gave Brothers the lead in the very first minute of the game, while another Gambian forward, Pa Omar Babou, restored the parity in the 18th minute for Fortis FC, who suffered a 3-1 defeat to Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in their first match.