Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Abahani 2nd with 40 points, AFC Uttara 11th with 5, 35 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Abahani 2.25 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, AFC Uttara 0.5 and 2.8, with the league averaging 1.47.
AFC Uttara were winless in 13. Abahani had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; AFC Uttara, 1.
The venue was Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.


