Bangladesh suffer 0-3 defeat against Qatar
AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Bangladesh suffer 0-3 defeat against Qatar; Play Nepal on Sunday
The final round berth of Bangladesh from Group B of the five-nation AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers has become uncertain losing to stronger Qatar by 0-3 goal at the Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Bin Khalifa Stadium in Bahrain Friday night.
In Friday's crucial match, Ahmed Al Rawi made a hattrcik scoring all three goals for the FIFA World Cup '2022 hosts Qatar in the 23rd, 60th and 90+2 minutes.
After the match, Qatar dominated the group with all-win record securing full nine points from three matches, followed by hosts Bahrain with seven points and Bangladesh with four points.
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The slim chance of Bangladesh to reach the 16- team final round is still alive if they can beat all losers Nepal in their last group match on Sunday at 9:pm Bangladesh time at the same venue.
Two top teams, Qatar and Bahrain, will meet each other on Monday (Sept 19) to decide the group champions.
Earlier, Bangladesh Youth team played goalless draw with stronger Bahrain in the first match last Saturday and tested the first victory beating Bhutan by 2-1 goal in the 2nd match last Monday.
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