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Bangladesh vs Nepal: SAFF Women's Championship 2022 road to final
The South Asian Football Federation Women's Championship (6th edition) tournament 2022 will end with a match between Bangladesh and Nepal. The Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu will host the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 final, Bangladesh v Nepal, on September 19 (Monday). Both teams have been in fantastic shape, winning games by large margins since the start of the competition. Therefore, no team will start the final as the favourite. Let's look at how Nepal and Bangladesh progressed to the championship game.
SAFF Women’s Championship 2022: Group Phase Points Standings
Two teams had advanced to the semifinals from each group in the 2022 South Asian Football Federation Women's championship. Bangladesh and India had both qualified for the last four from Group A. Nepal and Bhutan, on the other hand, finished first and second in Group B, respectively, to qualify for the semifinals. Both Bangladesh and Nepal are the two unbeaten sides in the ongoing competition. Therefore, the runner-up team will concede their first defeat in the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship final.
SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 – Group A Points Table
Team
Match
Win
Loss
Draw
Points
Bangladesh
3
3
0
0
9
India
3
2
1
0
6
Pakistan
3
1
2
0
3
Maldives
3
0
3
0
0
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_SAFF_Women%27s_Championship
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SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 – Group B Points Table
Team
Match
Win
Loss
Draw
Points
Nepal
2
2
0
0
6
Bhutan
2
1
1
0
3
Sri Lanka
2
0
2
0
0
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_SAFF_Women%27s_Championship
Bangladesh’s Road to the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 Final
Bangladesh started the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship campaign as one of the favourites to play in the final. But the way the Bangladesh women’s team has dominated the competition is truly remarkable. In particular, Bangladesh’s dominating 3-0 triumph over a strong Indian side was an indication that they are a team to beat. They eventually finished the group stage by finishing first with three wins. But, their 8-0 thumping over Bhutan in the semifinal was the second biggest margin of victory in the ongoing competition.
Bangladesh’s match results in the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship, so far;
Date: 07/09/2022 | Opposition: Maldives | Result: Bangladesh won by a score of 3-0
Date: 10/09/2022 | Opposition: Pakistan | Result: Bangladesh won by a score of 6-0
Date: 13/09/2022 | Opposition: India | Result: Bangladesh won by a score of 3-0
Date: 16/09/2022 | Opposition: Bhutan | Result: Bangladesh won by a score of 8-0.
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Nepal’s Road to the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship Final
The host Nepal started the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 campaign as one of the hot favourites to win the trophy. Expectedly, the Nepal women’s team has shown their true prowess in the competition by registering dominating wins over Bhutan and Sri Lanka respectively in the group phase. Nepal had to fight hard in the semifinal match against India. They eventually held on to their first-half goal by Rashmi Kumari Ghising. With that hard-fought victory, Nepal secured a place in the final.
Nepal’s match results in SAFF Women’s Championship 2022, so far;
Date: 06/09/2022 | Opposition: Bhutan | Result: Nepal beat Bhutan 4-0
Date: 12/09/2022 | Opposition: Sri Lanka | Result: Nepal beat Sri Lanka 6-0
Date: 16/09/2022 | Opposition: India | Result: Nepal beat India 1-0
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Key Players for the Final and Predicted playing XI
Both teams have possessed some difference-makers who have performed exceedingly well in the ongoing event. Let’s have a look at the players who could be important in the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 final.
Bangladesh
The most important player for Bangladesh in this tournament is captain Sabina Khatun. She has been in fine form in the competition and leads the team’s forward lineup. Sabina has found the net eight times, including two hat-tricks. The 28-year-old forward is currently the highest goalscorer in the tournament. Besides, Mosammat Sirat Jahan Shopna is also doing well as she has scored four times in this competition.
The Bangladesh women’s team’s defense has been very strong as they have yet to concede a goal in the competition. Goalkeeper Rupa Chakma will face some tough tests along with the four players in the backline. The Bangladesh team’s backline needs to show their good discipline and consistency in the final match as well.
Probable Playing XI (Bangladesh)
Rupna Chakma, Sheuli Azim, Shamsunnahar Sr, Akhi Khatun, Masura Parvin, Monika Chakma, Sanjida Akhter, Maria Manda, Krishna Rani Sarkar, Sirat Jahan Shopna, Sabina Khatun.
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Nepal
The host Nepal’s main strength is that their midfielders and forwards are all well capable of putting the ball back into the net. Therefore, no particular player has scored tons of goals. In contrast, all have contributed in the case of scoring goals in the opposition net. So far, Sabitra Bhandari, Amisha Karki, and Rashmi Kumari Ghising have all scored two goals each for the Nepal side so far.
Like Bangladesh, Nepal's side is yet to concede a goal in this event. So, they also have shown good defensive solidarity. However, Bangladesh's forwards have been in tremendous form, and the host’s biggest challenge will be to restrict Sabina Khatun and Sirat Jahan Shopna in front of their defense. They need to tighten their defense so that neither of the players finds a space to score. Goalkeeper Anjila Subba and the defenders need to be alerted all the time to not give the Bangladesh strikers any scope to score.
Probable Playing XI (Nepal)
Anjila Subba, Punam Magar, Amrita Jaishi, Sara Limbu, Dipa Shahi, Hira Bhujel, Anita KC, Gita Rana, Amisha Karkil, Rashmi Ghising, Anita Basnet.
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Where to Watch SAFF Women's Championship 2022 Final: Bangladesh vs Nepal
The Bangladesh vs Nepal SAFF Women's Championship 2022 final is unlikely to be shown on television. However, interested fans can watch the final match between Bangladesh Women and Nepal Women through Elevensports.com. The live-action will begin at 5.15 p.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time) on September 19.
Bottom Line
India participated in and won each of the first five South Asian Football Federation Women's Championship finals. But the Indian women's side failed to reach the final in the 2022 edition after losing to host Nepal by 1-0 in the semifinal match. Nepal will play their fifth final on Monday (September 19) but have lost on every occasion against the Indian side. The only other team who has featured in the final is Bangladesh in 2016.
So, this will be Bangladesh’s second championship match. The Bangladesh vs Nepal SAFF Women's Championship 2022 final is predicted to be a hotly contested match since both teams are in excellent shape.
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SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh storm into final crushing Bhutan 8-0 in first semifinal
Bangladesh smartly reached the final of the seven-nation 6th SAFF Women's Championship' 2022 with an all-win record crushing Bhutan 8-0 in the first semifinal at the Dasharath Stadium (Rangasala) in Kathmandu Friday afternoon.
In the day's goal feast, Bangladesh clearly dominated the first half by 4-0 goals.
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This is the 2nd final berth for Bangladesh in the SAFF Women's Championship after 2016 meet held in the Indian town of Siliguri.
Bangladesh will play the final on September 19 against the winners of five times champions India and host Nepal, in the 2nd semifinal today (Friday) at 5:45 Bangladesh time.
Bangladesh dominated the day's match from very beginning to last whistle to earn a convincing victory where Bhutan failed to make any good attempt.
In the day's one-sided semis, captain Sabina Khatun made a hattrick while Sirat Jahan Swapna, Krishna Rani Sarkar, Ritu Porna Chakma, Masura Parvin and Tohura Khatun netted one shot each.
Forward Swapna opened the floodgate for Bangladesh in the very 2nd minute after dodging past opponent custodian (1-0).
AFC U-20 Cup: Bangladesh to play Qatar Friday
Bangladesh will play Qatar in their third group match of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers on Friday (Sept 16) at the Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Bin Khalifa Stadium in Bahrain.
The match will kick-off at 9pm Bangladesh time.
Bangladesh are currently 3rd in the five-team Group B with an unbeaten record having secured four points from their first two matches -winning one and drawing the other.
After playing out a goalless draw with stronger Bahrain in the first match last Saturday, they tasted the first victory beating Bhutan by 2-1 goals in the 2nd match last Monday.
Qatar dominated the group securing full six points from straight two matches while hosts Bahrain are in the 2nd slot by virtue of better goal differences despite of four points from two matches.
In the last group match, Bangladesh will play Himalayan nation Nepal on September 18.Ahead of the Friday's match, Bangladesh team made strength, conditioning, stretching and swimming sessions in the team hotel Thursday morning and scheduled to practice at Bahrain Football Club ground Thursday night.
SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh to play Bhutan in semifinal on Friday
Bangladesh will play Bhutan in the first semifinal of the 7-nation 6th SAFF Women's Championship' 2022 on Friday (Sept 16) at 1:15 pm (Bangladesh time) at the Dasharath Stadium (Rangasala) in the Nepalses capital Kathmandu.Hosts Nepal will face five-time champions India in the day's other semi-final at 5:45 pm (Bangladesh time) at the same venue.The final match will be held on September 19. Earlier, Bangladesh women's football team emerged Group A champions to reach the semifinal of the ongoing regional women's soccer meet with all-win record by achieving their first-ever victory against Indian National Women's team with a huge margin of 3-0 goal. Siraj Jahan Swapna struck twice, one in each half while Krishna Rani Sarkar netted the other goal for Bangladesh in the last group match against India last Tuesday.This was the first victory for red and green girls against five-time champions and holders India in eleven meetings.
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In the previous ten meetings, India beat Bangladesh on nine occasions and the remaining match ended in a goalless draw in the Indian town of Silligurii in 2016.Meanwhile, Bangladesh women's team made their practices Thursday afternoon from 1:10 pm to 2:10 pm at the Kathmandu Armed Police ground after making activation, techtical training, pool and ice bath session at the team hotel in the morning.
FIFA Int'l Friendly: Bangladesh Football team reaches Cambodia
Bangladesh National Football team reached Cambodian capital Phnom Penh Thursday morning to play FIFA Tier 1 International Friendly match against hosts Cambodian national team on September 22.
Midfielder Jamal Bhuiyan is leading the Bangladesh team comprising 23 booters and 10 officials. Former national booter Iqbal Hossain accompanied the squad as the team manager.
After playing the first match in Cambodia, Bangladesh team will fly for Nepal to play another FIFA International Friendly against Nepal national team in Kathmandu on September 27.
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It will be the acid test for Spanish Head Coach of Bangladesh national football team Javier Fernandes Cabrera, under whom Bangladesh national side yet to earn any win.
After reaching the Phnom Penh Thursday at 10:30 am local time, Bangladesh community in Cambodia welcome the football team at the airport.
All players and officials of Bangladesh team are in sound health and staying at Phnom Penh Hotel, said a BFF media release on Thursday.
Weather of Cambodia is now cloudy with rain and Bangladesh team has no practice session on Thursday.
Bangladesh team will make their practices on Friday from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Army Sports ground.
Bangladesh team : Goalkeepers- Anisur Rahman Zico, Mahfuz Hasan Pritom and Ashraful Islam Rana.
Defenders: Yeasin Arafat, Bishwanath Ghosh, Tareq Kazi, Rimon Hossain, Tutul Hossain Badsha, Riyadul Hasan, Rahmat Mia and Isa Faisal.
Midfielders: Sohel Rana, Atikur Rahman Fahad, Masuk Mia Zony, Biplu Ahmed, Rakib Hossain, Jamal Bhuiyan and Hemonta Vincent Biswas.
Forwards: Sumon Reza, Motin Mia, Mohammad Ibrahim, Foysal Ahmed Fahim and Sajjad Hossen.
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With hard work, a sense of national duty and a resolve to beat the top team in South Asia, Bangladesh did exactly that. It defeated India in the final group game by a 3-0 margin. It was an incredible historic victory because India had never been beaten before in the SAFF women’s football championship. Bangladesh had met India 10 times and lost 9 times with just one draw. Whether at the semi-final or the finals, Bangladesh’s nemesis was India. On Tuesday 13th of September, that spell ended and Bangladesh beat India not just comprehensively but went to the top of the team with 9 points. 1-0 would have been fine but the margin indicated the growing strength of the Bangladeshis team.
Unexpected?
The Indian team expected a fight perhaps but not a defeat. Its manager told the media that the match plan was to go to the top of the table. More importantly though for India, the records spoke for itself. They had beaten Bangladesh every time bar once so why not once more?
Given that scenario, the defeat /victory were indeed unexpected.
Here is what khelnow.com of India said about the forthcoming India-BD match .
“The Indian women’s team is dominating the ongoing 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship. The tournament is taking place in Kathmandu, Nepal and attracting a lot of attention. India is the defending champion; in fact, the nation has won all five of the previous editions of the tournament. Judging by the opening two matches and their outcomes, it will be difficult for any opposition to stop the juggernaut that is the Indian women’s football team.”
“The upcoming match against Bangladesh will be the final Group A fixture, one that India will hope to win comfortably and finish as group leaders. Their opponents have also won their opening two matches and have a good chance to cause an upset on Tuesday.”
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So very confident but just ensuring they didn’t sound over-confident.
Bangladesh had beaten Maldives 3-0 and Pakistan 6-0 while India beat the same teams 9-0 and 3-0 so decisive answer on the basis of that. But once the game began, India seemed quite below par, often outclassed. Here is an excerpt from a Indian live blog on the game after the second goal was scored.:
“IND 0-2 BAN, 25 min: Bangladesh deserve their two-goal lead. Watching them play, you wouldn’t say they are ranked 147 in the Fifa rankings, 89 places below India. Ashalata Devi and Co looks shell shocked here. The passes aren’t coming off and they are not able to resist the Bangladeshi press." ( The Wire)
And Bangladesh?
In the pre-match interview captain Sabina Khatun had said something significant. “We know India is a very strong and professional team with lots of experience. They are ranked above us. But we beat Malaysia who was also ranked above us. “ It’s this quiet confidence that saw them win.
It’s true that BD may stumble in the semis against Bhutan. And if they reach the final India will go hell for leather seeking revenge. But the win drought is gone, the jinx is broken. It’s a strongly improving team and everyone will take Bangladesh seriously next time both teams meet.
Will be “honoured” to play for Bangladesh football team: Hamza Choudhury
Watford’s defensive midfielder, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, will be "proud" and "honoured" to represent Bangladesh if he gets the opportunity. While giving a brief interview with Anwar Uddin, the first footballer of Bangladeshi origin to play professional football in England, Hamza expressed his desire to represent the Bangladesh football team. Who is Hamza Choudhury? Let's take a look at his professional football career statistics.
Is Hamza Choudhury eligible to play for Bangladesh?
Hamza Dewan Choudhury was born on October 1st, 1997 in Loughborough, England. His mother and stepfather are both from Bangladesh. Therefore, Hamza Choudhury can represent Bangladesh if he wants to. Hamza’s ancestral home town is Bahubal, in Habiganj District in Bangladesh. Due to his upbringing in a typical Bengali-Muslim family, he speaks Bengali rather fluently. Hamza’s biological father is from Grenada; therefore, he can also represent the Grenada national football team.
Hamza Choudhury talked about his journey as a footballer and other related issues while giving an interview to Anwar Uddin MBE. When Anwar asked Hamza whether he would consider playing for Bangladesh, Hamza replied, "Yeah, I think so. I definitely think so." Reports Sky sports. The midfielder feels a strong connection with his roots and playing for Bangladesh is something he will definitely consider in the future.
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"I want to see how well I do in the next couple of years, but I'd be more than proud, more than honoured to go and play for Bangladesh, and almost have more of a reach, going back there more regularly." Hamza Choudhury said.
Hamza's popularity back home is one factor in his desire to represent Bangladesh. He also wants to keep in touch with his roots in Bangladesh because of this.
A Quick Look at Hamza Choudhury's Football Career
Hamza showed his footballing ability at a very early age and was called up to England’s U21 side in 2018. He played 7 matches for the ‘Three Lions’ aged level team from 2018 to 2019.
Choudhury began his youth career at the age of 14 at the Leicester City football academy. He played for four years (2011-2015) for the club’s youth level teams before making his full professional debut for Leicester City’s senior side in 2015.
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Hamza was loaned out to Burton Albion for the 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 seasons. He helped Burton Albion to promotion from League One to the EFL Championship at the end of the 2016 season.
After two successful campaigns with Burton Albion, Hamza Choudhury came back to Leicester City in 2017 and played five consecutive Premier League seasons with the club. In the 2019–202 season, Hamza made 20 league appearances for Leicester City, which is the highest for him in a single season.
In the summer transfer window of 2022, Hamza was loaned to EFL Championship side Watford. He has been a regular for Watford in the 2022-2023 season and is a key member of their squad. Overall, Hamza Choudhury has scored 2 goals in 120 professional appearances.
Besides, he has won the FA Cup (2020–2021) and FA Community Shield (2021) with Leicester City. He has an international trophy (Toulon Tournament: 2018) with the England U21 side as well.
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Bottom Line
Footballer Hamza Choudhury excels in the defensive midfield position. His inclusion in the Bangladesh football team lineup will be a significant improvement in terms of quality. Hamza can instruct and motivate the players by sharing his knowledge and experience. Will Hamza Choudhury ever play for Bangladesh? Only time will tell. However, every Tigers’ fan should appreciate his willingness to represent Bangladesh.
Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund 2022: Match preview, probable lineups, prediction
The reigning English Premier League champions, Manchester City, will take on German giants, Borussia Dortmund, on Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium. This will be the second match for both the teams in the group phase of the ongoing UEFA Champions League 2022-2023 season. The Citizens will clearly start as favourites over the BVB to win the contest. Let’s take a look at the possible lineups and Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund 2022 match preview.
Champions League 2022-2023, Group G: Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund match preview
The Borussia Dortmund club is known to be a hub for future star footballers. Big teams across Europe have always kept one eye on Dortmund’s squad to find a potential superstar footballer. Manchester City are no exception, as they recently brought in Manuel Akanji, Sergio Gomez and Erling Haaland from the German club Borussia Dortmund.
Bringing Haaland to Etihad Stadium last summer was the most notable one. The Norwegian was a goal machine during his time at Dortmund, hammering 15 goals in UEFA club competitions for them in three seasons. He was a top target for all the major clubs in Europe, but Manchester City eventually won the race and brought him from Germany to England. Will Haaland make a difference in the match against his former club? The kind of consistency he has shown with Man City’s jersey; it is a real warning to Borussia Dortmund.
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Pep Guardiola would likely use a 4-3-3 formation for this match, with Haaland being the hitman. Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden, Grealish, and Bernardo Silva can all give proper assists to Erling Haaland to find the back of the net. Man City should be concerned about their defensive lineup, as a couple of key players are expected to miss the game.
Edin Terzic, on the other hand, is very concerned about missing multiple key players for the match. He has to map out a plan to control the attacking threat of Man City. Terzic may deploy a 4-2-3-1 formation for this tough match in order to bring more defensive solidarity. Dortmund’s main priority in order to earn a point from this contest would be to not concede a goal.
Key Stats:
Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund have met each other in the Champions League on four occasions. The Citizens have led the head-to-head duel with 2 wins. The BVB have won one match, and the other contest ended in a draw. Man City have scored five goals against Dortmund. Oppositely, Borussia Dortmund have netted four goals against Manchester City.
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Man City vs Dortmund 2022 Fixture:
The Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund match will start at 1 a.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time), which is 7 p.m. (GMT) on Tuesday (September 14).
Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City 2022: Predicted Lineups
Manchester City’s two major players in the backline—Kyle Walker and John Stones—missed the match against Sevilla due to injury. Stones will return to action for this match and will most likely start for the Citizens. Besides, Aymeric Laporte is yet to gain his full fitness to appear in this contest. The rest of the players in the Man City squad are available for selection.
Manchester City (Probable Starting XI)
GK: Ederson Moraes;
Defenders: Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Sergio Gomez;
Midfielders: Bernardo Silva, Rodrigo Hernandez, Kevin De Bruyne;
Forwards: Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish
Borussia Dortmund have faced a major problem when it comes to selecting players for the match. At least seven players are out or in doubt for the contest. Gregor Kobel, Sebastien Haller, and Karim Adeyemi are some of the big names who are unlikely to be fit for this important clash against Manchester City.
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Borussia Dortmund (Probable Starting XI)
GK: Alexander Meyer;
Defenders: Thomas Meunier, Niklas Sule, Nico Schlotterbeck, Raphael Guerreiro;
Midfielders: Salih Ozcan, Jude Bellingham, Julian Brandt, Giovanni Reyna;
Forwards: Marco Reus, Anthony Modeste
Prediction: Manchester City 3 – 1 Borussia Dortmund.
Aftermath
Manchester City are strong in every position in comparison to Borussia Dortmund. Besides, the match will be held at the Etihad Stadium, and they don’t want to lose points from this fixture in order to stay strong in the group G points table of the UEFA Champions League 2022–2023 season. On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund’s main target will be to snatch a point from this contest to put Sevilla under pressure in their quest for second position in group G. Therefore, the Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund 2022 clash on September 14 promises to be an intense contest.
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SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh earns first-ever win against India
Bangladesh National Women's Football team made a history by achieving their first-ever victory against Indian National Women's team crushing their giant rival by 3-0 goal in the last Group A match of the seven-nation 6th SAFF Women's Championship' 2022 at the Dasharath Stadium (Rangasala) in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
With the day's well-merited victory, Bangladesh emerged Group A champions to reach the semifinal with all-win record securing full nine points from straight three group encounters while India finished Group A runners up with six points from three encounters with two wins and one defeat.
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In the semifinals on Friday (Sept 16), Bangladesh will play Group B runners-up Bhutan at 1:15 pm Bangladesh time while hosts Nepal will face India on the same day at 5:45 pm Bangladesh time at the same venue.
The final match will held on Sept 19.
Bangladesh clearly dominated the day's match by 2-0 goal in the first half.
Siraj Jahan Swapna struck twice, one in each half while Krishna Rani Sarkar netted the other goal in the first half.
Sirat Jahan Swapna put Bangladesh ahead in the 12th minute by a ground shot off a combined attack of Sabina and Krishna (1-0) while Krishna Rani Sarkar doubled the margin ten minutes later by an angular placing shot from small box, capitalizing on a Swapna pass (2-0).Siraj Jahan Swapna sealed the fate of the match scoring her 2nd goal in the 53rd minute by a brilliant placing shot (3-0).
AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Bangladesh take solo lead beating Bhutan by 2-1 goal
Bangladesh took a solo lead in the five-nation Group B of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers beating Bhutan by 2-1 goal in their 2nd match at the Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Bin Khalifa Stadium in Bahrain Monday night
After the match, the red and green boys dominated the Group B with unbeaten record securing four points from two matches while Bhutan went down to the 3rd slot with three points from two encounters..
Earlier, Bangladesh made a good start in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers after playing goalless draw with stronger Bahrain in their soil in the first match at the same venue last Saturday.
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In the 2nd Group B match, Pias Ahmmed Nova put Bangladesh team ahead in the 33rd minute pushing the ball home, capitalizing an accurate pass from winger Rafiqul Islam (1-0).
Bhutan created strong pressure over Bangladesh from the very beginning of the 2nd half and took it fruit immediately as Santa Kumar Limboo leveled the margin in the 59th minute by an angular shot from the right wing (1-1)
Ashraful Haque Asif scored the match winning goal for Bangladesh just two minutes before the final whistle (2-1).
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In other group matches, Bhutan beat Nepal by 2-0 goals and Qater outplayed Nepal by 3-1 goals.
Bangladesh, which was placed in strong Group B of the Asian qualifying round with stronger Qatar, hosts Bahrain, Nepal and Bhutan, will play Qatar on Sept 16 and Nepal on Sept 18 in the remaining group matches.
A total 43 Asian countries, split into 10 groups, are competing in the first phase of the meet.
Later, ten group champions and five best runners-up teams alongwith hosts Uzbekistan will play in the 16-team final round of the meet in Uzbekistan next year.