In the Dhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League, Club Eagles took a two-goal lead, but Buru Sports Club came from behind to equalize the score. Eagles had lost their opening league match against Maziya Sports and Recreation, while Buru Sports Club had secured a victory against Victory Sports Club. In the match played yesterday afternoon at the National Football Stadium, Eagles displayed an excellent performance in the first half. In fact, Eagles created the first attack of the match; in the second minute, Ahmed Rizuwan’s shot from outside the box went wide.
Eagles took the lead in the sixth minute when Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain’s shot from inside the box, from an acute angle, found the back of the net. Subsequently, Mahudhee scored his team’s second goal from another opportunity. This was in the 20th minute of the first half, when he dribbled past a player inside the box and slotted the ball into the corner of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Rizuwan once again had a good chance. When the keeper parried a shot from outside the box, Mahudhee’s follow-up shot went wide.
Before the end of the first half, Buru Sports scored, with their goal coming from former Eagles forward Mohamed Naim. This was a goal scored from a free-kick he took from around the middle of the area. Naim scored this goal in the 38th minute of the match. In the second half, Buru Sports Club pushed forward more than Eagles and created many attacks. During this half, Buru launched several dangerous attacks towards the Eagles’ goal. Buru equalized the score in the 57th minute from a penalty. The penalty was awarded when an Eagles player fouled Naim as he attempted to dribble past two defenders inside the box, and Abdulla Junaid converted the penalty into a goal.
Even after this goal, Buru had another good opportunity. When Abdullah Yamin’s shot was saved by the keeper, Naim’s follow-up shot from inside the area went wide. Towards the end of the match, Eagles’ foreign player Ibrahim Leby’s shot was thwarted by Buru’s goalkeeper Faisal. Buru Sports Club’s next league match will be against Maziya.
