Maziya won 2-0 against Buru Sports Club and sits in second place before the Dhivehi Premier League (DPL) goes on break so that the national team can prepare for the upcoming SAFF Championship.
Maziya is in second place with 13 points from six matches. Victory is in first place with 16 points from six matches. New Radiant is in third place with 11 points from 5 matches.
The league is put on hold so that the national football team has time to prepare for the SAFF Championship in early November. It will be held in Bangladesh from 4th November to 17th November, with the league restarting on 21st November.
Both Maziya and Buru were unable to score in the first half of the game last night at the Male' national stadium. Maziya's substitutions in the second half switched up the game.
Maziya coach Tomáš Trucha subbed on Nigerian forward Benjamin Thomas Kuku in the 68th minute, with Kuku's first touch on the ball resulting in a goal and a lead for the team.
Kuku was brought on when Maziya was preparing for a corner kick. Ahmed Aiham took the corner, which rebounded off a Buru defender. Kuku was able to volley the ball straight into the goal right after.
Kuku scored once more in the 78th minute of the match, extending Maziya's lead. Maziya goalkeeper Hussain Shareef got possession while Buru had made their way up the field for a counterattack, and sent the ball to Ibrahim Mahudhee Hussain (Feydhoo Ibbe). Hussain passed the ball forward to Kuku.
Kuku ran up the sideline, dribbled into the penalty box from its corner and score.
He was also named the Player of the Match.
Biss Buru Sports defeated TC Sports 2-1 yesterday evening, and has maintained their hard-fought form.
Biss Buru scored both goals in the first 15 minutes of the match and dominated the match.
Ibrahim Atheeg Hassan scored the first goal in the 11th minute after being assisted by a cross from Nigerian midfielder Aremu Timothy Oluwaseun.
Buru's Mohamed Zidhan Easa took advantage of a mistake by a TC defender four minutes later and took a shot from the side of the penalty box, resulting in the second goal for the team.
TC captain Hassan Eenaz scored the singular goal for his team.
