Young forward Sohanur Rahman Sabuj became the hero of Club Cup Hockey Tournament once more as his brace powered Mariner Youngs Club to their maiden title in the history of the competition yesterday.

The former youth team forward scored goals either side of Avishek Kumar's strike as the Arambagh-based outfit won 3-0 at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium, ending Abahani's dreams of a third consecutive title and a record fifth title overall.

It was sweet Revenge for Mariner Youngs, who had lost the final of the last edition, held in April 2018, by a solitary goal against the Sky Blues from Dhanmondi.

Interestingly, Sohan had scored the all-important goal in favour of Abahani in that fixture three years ago.

The youngster broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute, turning on his heels in front of goal and releasing a powerful shot following a through-ball from Milon Hossain as Mariners dominated the game right from the word go.

Both teams had chances to score from penalty corners but failed to make those count. While there were four Indian players in each side – the maximum number allowed to field in a single match, it was the ones playing for Mariners who had more impact on the game.

Mariners took the one-goal lead into the fourth quarter when a decision over an Abahani attack caused some controversy. Abahani thought they had scored but the umpire ruled it out for infringement before the ball hit the net.

The Sky Blues players appealed for a video referral, which took almost 20 minutes to come to a conclusion, with the umpire's original decision standing.

Soon after the restart, Mariners doubled their lead with Avishek's reverse hit making it 2-0 in the 55 th minute.

Sohan then wrapped up the victory from a counter attack three minutes later, tapping in Fazle Rabbi's pass from in front of goal.

Mariners coach Mamunur Rashid credited their foreign recruits and better fitness for making the difference.

"We had full fitness which was lacking for Abahani players. Our foreign collection was good too and that made the difference. The decision regarding cancellation of the Abahani goal was the right one. The umpires shouldn't have taken so long over the video referral," the former national team coach said.  Avishek was adjudged the best player of the tournament while Milon was named the top-scorer with six goals.