Hosts Bangladesh Women's team needed just a draw against touring Singapore women's team to win the two-match FIFA Tier-1 Women's International Friendly Football Series here on Monday ( Dec 4). The 2nd and last match of the series between 130th ranked Singapore and 142nd ranked Bangladesh will kick- off at 3:pm on Monday at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi  Mohammad Mostafa Stadium in Kamalapur in the capital. Independence Cup Football: Quarterfinals begin Sunday Bangladesh women's team comfortably dominated the two-match series 1-0  outplaying Singapore women's team by 3-0 goals in the first match at the same venue last  Friday ( Dec 1), featuring two goals by occasional  striker by Tohura Khatun and rest one by defender Afeida Khandakar With this well-merited victory, Bangladesh women's football team not only dominated the series but also took sweet revenge of their 0-3 goals defeat against hosts Singapore  in a Development Tournament there six year ago. Women's Football: Bangladesh too hot to handle for Singapore This was the first victory for Bangladesh national women's team in international football within  about 14 months after winning the historic title of  the SAFF Championship held in Kathmandu in September' 2022. Ahead of Monday's match, both the Bangladesh and Singapore teams made their final practices at the match venue Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Head of the Mission of Singapore Embassy in Dhaka accorded a reception in honour of the touring  Singapore women's football team at a local hotel Saturday night. Women's Int'l Football: Bangladesh to play Singapore on Friday Members of the Bangladesh women's football team and the Bangladesh Football Federation  (BFF) officials also attended  the function.

Bangladesh won the two-match FIFA international women's football series Sunday after playing out a goalless draw against Malaysia in the second and last match in Dhaka's Kamalapur. At the Bir Sreshtho Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Bangladesh forced higher-ranked Malaysia to play in their own half for most of the time. The visitors played defensive football throughout the match and succeeded in foiling a series of Bangladesh attempts. Also read: BPL Football: Bashundhara Kings beat Sheikh Russel 3-2 The women in red and green managed 21 corners, 11 in the first half, but could not capitalise from the set-piece platforms. Maria Manda of Bangladesh was adjudged the best player of the match and series; Ankhi Khatun was the highest scorer. State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell enjoyed the match as the chief guest and later on distributed the prizes. Thursday, the No. 146-ranked Bangladesh scripted history after crushing the No. 85-ranked Malaysia 6-0 in the first match at the same venue. For the women in red and green, Ankhi scored two; captain Sabina Khatun, Siraj Jahan Swapna, Monika Chakma, and Krishna Rani Sarkar one each. Also read: FIFA Women's Friendly: Bangladesh to play Malaysia in series deciding 2nd match Sunday Earlier, Bangladesh conceded a 1-2 defeat to Malaysia in a three-nation football tournament in Singapore in 2017. The women in red and green played the two FIFA international matches as a part of their preparations for the SAFF Women's Championship 2022, to be held in Nepal during August 12-24, and to improve their FIFA ranking.