AFC U-19 Women’s Champs: Bangladesh play Chinese Taipei Friday

October 25, 2018, 06:57 PM
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UNB News
Publish- October 25, 2018, 06:57 PM
Update- October 25, 2018, 07:03 PM

AFC U-19 Women’s Champs: Bangladesh play Chinese Taipei Friday

Dhaka, Oct 25 (UNB) – Bangladesh Women’s Football Team will play Chinese Taipei on Friday in their 2nd Group D match of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifiers at the Republican Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan eyeing a win.

The match will kick off at 3 pm Bangladesh time.

Touring Bangladesh women’s team, which suffered a humiliating 0-7 goals defeat against Asian giant South Korea in the opening match of the four-team group on Wednesday, will play hostsTajikistan on Sunday (October 28) at the same venue.

Choo Hyojoo (8th minute), Kang Jiwoo (17th), Mun Jinseo (21st), Jung Minyoung (68th), substitute Park Mdelm (70th), Kim Seoyeon (80th) and Kim Elin Soul (90th) scored one each for the South Korea, which finished 3rd in the U-19 World Cup Football in 2010.

Mishrat Jahan Mousumi-led Bangladesh women’s team, mostly consisting of the players of SAFF U-18 Champions Bangladesh team that played in Bhutan, failed to fight with their superior and tough opponent South Korea.

Ahead of the match against Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh Head Coach Golam Robbani Choton on Thursday said, “Tomorrow’s (Friday) match against Chinese Taipei will be very important for us. Our girls made good recovery session today (Thursday). We’ll play for win tomorrow (Friday) giving our 100 percent effort and Insallah we will win the match.”

Head Coach of Chinese Taipei Robin said Bangladesh are now doing good progress in the women's football. Bangladesh-Chinese Taipei match will be a very competitive match and both the teams have a 50-50 chance to win and we will try our best to win the match.”

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Women’s team participated in a seminar on doping, organised by AFC Medical Committee and Match Commissioner at the Hotel Atlas in Dushanbe on Thursday to alert and advise the women’s footballers from the bad impact of doping and protect them from the doping.