Faraaz Cup Football: SEU, IUBAT reach semis

A South East University player surges ahead as a North South University player in quarter-final match of United Group Faraaz Inter-University Gold Cup Football Tournament at Kamalapur Stadium, Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Collected
A South East University player surges ahead as a North South University player in quarter-final match of United Group Faraaz Inter-University Gold Cup Football Tournament at Kamalapur Stadium, Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Collected

South East University and International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) reached the semi-final of the United Group Faraaz Inter-University Gold Cup Football Tournament eliminating their rivals in the quarterfinals at Kamalapur Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday.

In the day’s quarter-final, South East University eliminated North South University by 4-3 goals in tie-breaker as the match was locked in 1-1 goals in the stipulated period, reports UNB.

Rithem Mahbub put North South University ahead in the 33rd minute (1-0) while Golam Sarwar restored the parity for South East University in the 66th minute (1-1) in the regulation period.

In other quarter-final of the day, IUBAT beat BRAC University by 2-0 goals at the same venue.

Mehedy Hasan and Abdir Issac Mohammad Hasan scored for the winners, one in each half.