Moloy separated the sides with a 39-minute strike in the Padma-zone final.

Zonal hosts Comilla, Bhola and Nilphamari also moved into the final round, which starts in Natore from May 16.

After the regulation time ended goalless, home side Comilla eliminated Sylhet 4-2 in tiebreaker.

Meanwhile Shah Alam and Tipu struck either side of the break in Bhola's 2-0 win over Bagerhat.

At Nilphamari, Shipon and Ilias scored one goal each as the hosts nipped Dinajpur 2-1. Sohel Rana reduced the gap.

On the other hand, the Brahmaputra-zone matches resumed yesterday at Gazipur Stadium after a four-day break following Friday's killing of local MP Ahsanullah Master.

Former national striker Mujibur Rahman Ritu slammed a hattrick to propel Narayanganj into the zonal semifinal with a 6-0 thrashing of Mymensingh. Abul, Topu and Ujjal added the rest.

In another match at the same venue, Jamalpur's national striker Rokonuzzaman Kanchan's double strike went down the drain as he ended up on the losing side against Kishoreganj.

Kanchan gave his side the lead twice only to see Robin and Shahinur cut them off. Kishoreganj then won the match 5-4 in tiebreaker after the 90 minutes ended 2-2.