<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Former champions Dhaka Abahani Limited registered their 5th consecutive wins in the 11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League crushing Victoria Sporting Club by 16-0 goals at the Moulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>With the day' s feat, Dhaka Abahani Limited comfortably dominated the league table with an all-win record securing full 15 points from straight five matches.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, they outplayed Dilkusha SC 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals, Azad SC by 10-1 goals and Sadharan Bima KS by 3-0 goals</div><div><br></div><div>In the day's match, Ashraful Islam, Pushkar Kisha Mimo and Obaidul Hossain Joy made hattricks for the popular sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, Hujaifa Hossain scored two, Farhad Ahmed Shitul and Rakibul Hasan Rocky scored one each for the Abahani Ltd.</div><div><br></div><div>In the match, Abahani Ltd scored eight field goals, seven goals from penalty corners and one from penalty stroke.</div><div><br></div><div>Abahani dominated the first quarter by 5-0, took 9-0 lead in the 2nd quarter, dominated by 13-0 in the 3rd quarter and finished the match by 16-0 goals in the 4th and last quarters.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier in the day's first match, Ajax SC beat Azad SC by 4-1 goals at the same venue Monday afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>Indian player Lesham struck two, another Indian Deepik and Subrota scored one goal each for the winners while Khorshed scored the lone goal for the losers. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>