GAZIPUR (Interstat) — Abahani Limited scored five goals and Dhaka Wanderers managed one as the visiting side earned a convincing result at Shahid Barkat Stadium on Saturday. The match moved Abahani Limited to one win and no losses in the competition and one win and no losses across all competitions, while Dhaka Wanderers fell to no wins and one loss in the competition and no wins, one loss and one draw across all competitions. Dhaka Wanderers was the home side, but Abahani Limited controlled much of the match.

Ahmed Moin was Abahani Limited’s top star. He played the full match and produced one goal and one assist, helping set the tone for an attack that produced goals from several players. Anthony Okachi scored twice, Michel Babatunde added a goal, and Al-Amin also scored. Sunday Afolabi contributed an assist. For Dhaka Wanderers, Jahid Hossain scored in the 14th minute and Usman Diarra Aidil supplied an assist. Moin’s combination of scoring and creating stood out for the visitors.

Abahani Limited struck early. Okachi opened the scoring in the fourth minute, and Moin doubled the lead two minutes later. The quick start put Dhaka Wanderers under pressure before Hossain gave the home side a response in the 14th minute, finishing from a move that also involved Diarra Aidil. That goal briefly changed the mood, but Abahani Limited retained control and kept creating chances. The visitors went into the interval with the lead and with momentum.

The visitors pulled away after the break. Okachi scored his second goal in the 75th minute, and Al-Amin capped the scoring in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. Babatunde also scored for Abahani Limited as part of its five-goal total. Dhaka Wanderers could not mount a second comeback, and the home side finished with one goal. Abahani Limited’s attacking depth was evident as several players shaped the final outcome. The visitors’ finishing in the final third proved decisive, and Dhaka Wanderers’ defense could not keep pace over the full match.

Dhaka Wanderers made three changes at halftime, with Hossain J., Ahammed A. and Ranu M. involved. Hossain had scored earlier in the match. Abahani Limited later used substitutions of its own, with Chinedu M. entering in the 61st minute, Huda Faysal N. and Hasan R. entering in the 62nd, Islam K. entering in the 66th and Bablu A. entering in the 83rd. Dhaka Wanderers also brought on Diarra U. in the 79th minute and Ali A. in the 86th. The changes gave both sides fresh legs as the second half wore on.

Yellow cards went to Dhaka Wanderers’ Sarker A. in the 71st minute and Ahmed J. in the 86th minute. The bookings came as Dhaka Wanderers tried to slow Abahani Limited’s progress through midfield and limit further damage. Abahani Limited kept possession and managed the closing stages, while Dhaka Wanderers searched for a way back into the match. Diarra U. and Ali A. were the final Dhaka Wanderers substitutes, while Abahani Limited used its bench to manage the closing minutes.

The victory came after Dhaka Wanderers had opened its season with a scoreless draw against Bashundara Kings. Abahani Limited, meanwhile, made its competition record clean with the win. The visitors’ attacking depth showed in the final tally, with Moin, Okachi, Babatunde and Al-Amin all finding the net and Afolabi adding an assist. Dhaka Wanderers’ lone bright spot came from Hossain, whose first-half goal kept the home side within reach for a while. Hossain was later part of Dhaka Wanderers’ halftime substitutions. The draw with Bashundara Kings remained the only point Dhaka Wanderers had collected this season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Abahani Limited 4, Dhaka Wanderers 1 before the match. Interstat’s ELO system gave Abahani Limited an 84.5 percent probability to win. The actual result saw Abahani Limited score one more goal than the simulator projected, while Dhaka Wanderers matched the projected single goal.