The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Arambagh KS smartly reached the final of the Protiti Pharma Victory Day Club Cup Football Tournament with a 2-0 win over giant killer Badda Jagarani Sangsad in the first semi-final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.

Arambagh play the final on Sunday against the winners of country's two sports giants, Abahani Limited and Mohammedan SC, who meet in the second semis today (Friday) at 4:15 pm at the same venue.

Satellite channel ATN Bangla, which telecast the day's first semi-final live from the Bangabandhu National Stadium, will also live-telecast the battle of the titans today (Friday).

After a barren first in the day's first semis, Liton and Edi scored one goal each for mediocre Arambagh KS to fulfil their pre-match determination of reaching the final.

Liton scored first for Arambagh in the 79th minute with a nice header from inside the box capitalizing on a right wing cross from Edi (1-0).

Ugandan striker Edi fired the Badda net in the dying moment with a cannon like shot from the danger zone, utilizing a back pass from Domenic amid frustration of the high flying Badda Jagarani (2-0).

After a dull first half, Arambagh KS displayed a better brand of football in the second half to win the match by a good margin scoring two quick goals.

Senior Division club side Badda Jagarani, which came to the limelight beating Abahani Limited in the meet opener, failed to impress the handful of soccer fans at the big bowl today due to their poor performance

Ratan of Arambagh KS was cautioned with yellow card in the match for rough charge.