5 Hattricks on Opening Day

Jibon, Rubel and Hasan slammed hattricks as Lalmonirhat recorded the biggest win on the opening day of the Western Union National Youth Football Championship qualifiers yesterday.

All three players notched three goals at the Lalmonirhat Stadium each as the hosts Lalmonirhat brushed aside Panchagarh 9-0.

Ghafur and Jewel also slotted trebles in Dhaka's 7-1 thrashing of Madaripur at Shariatpur. Pabna blanked Rajbari 3-0, Khulna edged Gopalganj 2-1, Tangail beat Manikganj by a solitary goal and BKSP defeated Barisal 2-0.

In other matches, Sylhet shared points with Kishoreganj in a 1-1 draw while Rangamati held home side Noakhali 2-2.