The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

League leader Usha KC Tuesday blanked Azax SC by 5-0 goals in the day's lone opening super league match of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium.

With this, Usha KC clearly dominated the league table maintaining its all-win run with 30 points, while Azax SC remained at their previous collection of 13 points, both playing 10 matches.

Usha KC now will be needed two more wins to clinch the league title with three matches in hand.

The league leader Usha KC will play their next matches against Sonali Bank, Mohammedan SC and Abahani Limited on May 30, June 1 and 06 respectively.

In the day's match, Akhter Ali, Tariq Aziz, Maksud Alam Habul, Zahidul Islam Rajan and Rafiqul Islam Kamal scored one goal each for the winners' after leading the 1st half 3-0.

Akhter put Usha KC ahead in the 8th minute with a hit off Rajan's close pass (1-0) while Aziz doubled the winners' margin converting a penalty corner in the 29th minute (2-0).

Habul widened the winners' margin in the 34th minute with a placing shot off Akhter pass (3-0) while Rajan scored the 4th goal for Usha KC converting a penalty corner in the 49th minute (4-0).

Kamal completed the winners' tally with a powerful hit off Akhter pass giving no chance to opponent custodian Imran Hossain (5-0).

The winners' clearly dominated Azax SC at the beginning of the match and notched their deserving victory.

Today's match: Abahani Limited vs Sonali Bank (at 4 pm).