Daffodil dominate early, take lead amid red-card drama

Thousands of students kept the stands buzzing throughout the match, cheering their respective teams and roaring with excitement whenever their players launched an attack on Tuesday.

Daffodil International University (DIU) dominated the opening 15 minutes in the final match of ABG University Cup Football tournament, launching at least 10 attacks towards the AIUB goal and creating four clear scoring opportunities. AIUB, meanwhile, were largely occupied with defending, managing only two or three attacks at the other end.

The match took a dramatic turn in the 20th minute when the referee sent off two players at the Bashundhara Kings Arena, one from each side. AIUB’s Rashedul, wearing jersey No 18, and Daffodil’s Tanzim, wearing No 16, were shown red cards.

Daffodil broke the deadlock in the 31st minute. Unusa Abubakar found the net with a low shot from inside the box after being set up by a pass from No 15 Salisu Dauda.