Both the semifinals of the six-team 13th Club Cup Hockey Tournament 2024 to take place today at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium.
Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club will play old Dhaka hockey giants Usha KC in the first semifinal. The match will kick off at 4 pm at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium.
Two former champions --Dhaka Abahani Limited and Dhaka Mohammedan SC-- will compete in another battle, in the 2nd semifinal that will kick-off at 6 pm on Thursday, under floodlight at the same venue.
The final match will be held on Saturday at 6 pm at the same venue.
Earlier, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, studded with three Indian players, emerged Group A champions to reach the semifinal with all-win record crushing five times champions Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 5-1 goal in their last group match Tuesday afternoon.
Mohammedan SC suffered a frustrating huge defeat despite of recruiting three foreign players in their squad--one each from Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands.
Dhaka Abahani Limited, studded with three Indian players, clinched the Group B title to reach the semifinal also with all-win record outplaying one Indian player based old Dhaka hockey giant Usha KC by 6-2 goal in their last group match Tuesday evening.
However, Dhaka Mohammedan SC and Usha KC also reached the semifinals as the runners-up of Group A and B respectively with one win and one defeat. Earlier in the other Group A matches, Mariner Youngs Club made a good start beating Police FC by 2-0 goal last Thursday while Dhaka Mohammedan SC beat Police FC by 5-1 goal last Saturday.
In the other Group B matches, Dhaka Abahani Ltd made a flying start outplaying Ajax Sporting Club by 5-1 goal last Thursday while Usha KC beat Ajax SC by 5-2 goal last Saturday.
