Title contenders Mohammedan consolidated their sole lead in the Bangladesh Premier League with an all-win record after handing a 1-0 defeat to Brothers Union at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Flight Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday.

Nigerian forward Emmanuel Sunday continued his superb run, scoring in his fifth consecutive match with a placing shot in the 12th minute of the game as Mohammedan moved to 24 points, eight ahead of their nearest rivals Abahani, who however have a game in hand.

Brothers Union, meanwhile, remained in fourth position with 14 points from eight matches.

From the outset, the charges of Alfaz Ahmed controlled the game before breaking the deadlock in with Sunday availing a pass from Jewel Mia before beating Brothers goalkeeper Ashraful Islam Rana with a diagonal shot.

Brothers came close to levelling the margin twice but Mohammedan goalkeeper Sujan Hossain frustrated Gambian forward Zakaria Darboe and defender Sushanta Tripura while Sunday and Jewel squandered two sitters in the stoppage time of the first half.

After resumption, Brothers goalkeeper Rana denied Mohammedan from extending the lead by thwarting two shots from Emmanuel Tony and Muzaffarov Muzaffarjon while Brothers' Cheikh Sene drove miles off target on his second attempt after Sujan denied him from a one-on-one situation in the last minute of the match.

In the day's other match in Mymensingh, Chittagong Abahani bagged their first points of the season with a 1-0 win against Bangladesh Police, with Fahim Morshed scoring the decisive goal in the 54th minute while Fakirerpool Young Men's Club thrashed Dhaka Wanderers Club 4-1 in Gazipur.

Rafayel Tudo, Evgeniy Kochnev, Sardor Jakmonov and Akobir Turaev struck one goal apiece for Young Men's while Sakib Bepari reduced the margin for Wanderers Club.