Unannounced final! Abahani-Mohammedan high-voltage match in the Premier Hockey League was not short of heat. Before the match, Russell Mahmood Jimi’s three yellow card suspension has become a controversy. At least the field game should be controversy-free, that was the hope of those concerned. But even in the field, there was controversy in the eighth page. The Abahani-Mohamedan match ended about 17 minutes and 27 seconds before the scheduled time. Abahani won even from behind with 2-3 goals. From the front, the title is still in the hands of Mohammedan.

Abahani scored two goals in the first two quarters at the Maulana Vasani Hockey Stadium. Affan Yusuf scored from a penalty corner in the third minute and Puskar Khisa Mimo scored from the same penalty corner in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, the game was stopped for a while due to the murmuring of the Mohammedan players with the umpires about the penalty corner in the second quarter.

Mohammedan returned to the match majestically in the third quarter. Faisal bin Sari’s hat-trick took the lead in the match. He put Mohammedan in the driver’s seat, first with a field goal on a reverse hit and then two more goals from a penalty corner.

But when the clock ticked down and only 2 minutes and 27 seconds were left in the third quarter, a brawl broke out between the players of the two teams. The two umpires showed yellow cards to Mohammedan’s Malaysian players Mijun and Abahani’s Affan Yusuf after a lengthy discussion. And Mohammedan’s Siam, Deen Islam and Abahani’s Naeemuddin had to see straight red cards.

The Mohammedan players immediately left the field and went to the dugout protesting the card. From there the umpires had many discussions with the Mohammedan officials and players. However, as they could not accept the decision of the umpires, they did not enter the field in the end. The umpires blew the final whistle with 2 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in one quarter and another.

Abahani won even after being behind by 2-3 goals. In this, the same 37 points as the Mariners, now also the blue-yellows. Now the title is to be decided between these two teams through playoffs. And Mohammedan should celebrate the title if they win this match, now they are not in the race for the title with 35 points.