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Bangladesh found themselves trailing 1-0 to Singapore at halftime in Tuesday’s match at the National Stadium. Despite passionate home support that filled the venue with chants and celebratory atmosphere hours before kickoff, the hosts struggled to find their rhythm in a difficult opening 45 minutes. Bangladesh, featuring debutant Shamit Som alongside key players Hamza Chowdhury and Fahamidul Islam, began the match assertively. In the opening twenty minutes, Fahamidul and Shakil Ahad generated several scoring opportunities. However, forward Rakib Hossain could not convert these chances. Singapore also created threats but failed to capitalize on early openings. By the 30-minute mark, the score remained level. Bangladesh goalkeeper Mitul Marma made a critical save from a Singaporean captain’s shot. For Bangladesh, Rakib narrowly missed a connection with a well-delivered pass from Shamit Som, who consistently initiated attacks. Women's Tri-nation Football: Bangladesh force higher ranked Jordan to play 2-2 draw Despite Som’s efforts, the team struggled with finishing. The match also saw Fahamidul Islam receive the first yellow card for a foul, and Tariq Kazi sustained two separate impacts, resulting in a bleeding lip. The deadlock broke in the 44th minute. Singapore penetrated the Bangladeshi defense. Goalkeeper Mitul failed to clear a punched ball, and following rapid exchanges inside the box, Singapore's Song Ui Young found the net. Hamza Chowdhury's late defensive sprint could not prevent the goal. AFC Asian Cup : Bangladesh to play home match against Singapore Tuesday At halftime, the scoreboard read Bangladesh 0, Singapore 1.

Bangladesh will play the Philippines in their 3rd and last Group H match of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday (Sept 12) at the Chonburi Stadium in Thailand. The match between two lowly and pointless teams will kick-off at 3:30 pm. SAFF U-16 Champs: Bangladesh finish runners-up losing to India by 0-2 goals Bangladesh team have already eliminated from the four-nation Group H of the U-23 Asian Cup after suffering two consecutive defeats against stronger Malaysia and hosts Thailand. Bangladesh started their campaign in the AFC U-23 Qualifiers with 0-2 goals defeat against Malaysia in the opening Group match on Wednesday and suffered a 0-3 defeat against Thailand in the 2nd match on Saturday at the same venue . Ahead of the match against the Philippines, Bangladesh made their practices in Thailand Monday afternoon. AFC U-23 Asian Cup: Bangladesh suffers 2nd consecutive defeat losing to host Thailand After the 2nd round matches, both the Thailand and Malaysia topped group list securing full six points from two matches. But, hosts Thailand are ahead of the Malaysia in goal differences. However, the top two teams will face each other also on Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the same venue to decide the group champions. Neymar breaks Pele's Brazil goal-scoring record in 5-1 win in South American World Cup qualifying Bangladesh remained at the 3rd slot and the Philippines is in the 4th and last slot in the four- team fray without any point.

Hosts Bangladesh will play Singapore in one of the two opening day matches in Group E of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers on Wednesday (Oct 5), at the  Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur.The match will kick-off at 7 pm (BST). Yemen and Bhutan, the other two teams in the group, will square off in the inaugural match at 4pm on the day.Under 17 teams of -- Yemen, Singapore, Bhutan and hosts Bangladesh --in Group E will compete in the four-nation qualifying meet scheduled for Dhaka from October 5 to 9.The final round of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Championship will be held in May 3-10 next year. Read: Bangladesh to participate in SAFF, AFC U-17 FootballIn the remaining Group E matches, Bangladesh will play Bhutan on Friday (Oct 7) at 7pm and Yemen on Sunday (Oct 9) also at 7pm at the same venue. Bangladesh comparatively played better football in the last three tournaments-SAFF U-20, SAFF U-17 and Asian Youth U-20 football --in last two months, all on foreign soil, featuring a goalless draw with upper ranked hosts Bahrain last month.

Bangladesh conceded a 0-2 defeat to a superior Bahrain in the opening Group E match of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Wednesday. The result of the Bangladesh- Bahrain football match in the President's Cup Football in Seoul 1979, when Bangladesh suffered a 0-2 defeat, was repeated today. The No. 188-ranked Bangladesh played out a goalless draw against the No. 159-ranked Indonesia in a FIFA international friendly in Bandung, West Java last Wednesday. Despite conceding two goals within eight minutes, the men in red and green put up a good fight against the No. 89-ranked Bahrain. READ: AFC Asian Cup: Bangladesh to play stronger Bahrain on Wednesday In the day's match, midfielder Ali Abdula Haram put Bahrain ahead in the 32nd minute with a spectacular header, using a corner kick of Komail Alaswad (1-0). Midfielder Komail Hasan Al Aswad scored the second goal for the Gulf nation in the 42nd minute (2-0). Foiling several Bahrain attempts, four in the first half, Bangladesh goalkeeper Anisur Rahman Zico again showed his brilliance. Bahrain earned a well-deserved victory, but Bangladesh showed a good mentality and played well in the second half.  Earlier, Bangladesh were placed in strong Group E of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers with Bahrain, Turkmenistan, and hosts Malaysia. They will play against Turkmenistan on June 11 and will face hosts Malaysia on June 14.

Bangladesh U-23 Football team to play Saudi Arabia in their last Group D match of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup’2022 Qualifiers in a hope to assure group runners-up position at the JAR Stadium in Tashkent on Tuesday. Two winless teams—Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh—will lock horns on Tuesday at 4 pm Bangladesh time in a battle of group runners-up to reach the 16-team final round of the meet as one of the four best runners up team.  Eleven group champions, four best group runners-up and hosts Uzbekistan  will play in the final round. Kuwait smartly clinched the Group D title to qualify for the final round beating Bangladesh by 1-0 goal and Saudi Arabia by 2-1 goals earlier. READ: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo: Who made the strongest start with the new clubs?   Earlier on last Saturday, Bangladesh suffered a humiliating 0-6 goals defeat against hosts Uzbekistan in a Group D friendly match, results of which will not make any impact in the Group D standings as hosts Uzbekistan already qualified for the final round as the hosts. Uzbekistan played to a 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia in another international friendly match in Tashkent last week. READ: AFC U-23 Asian Cup: Bangladesh suffer 0-6 defeat against Uzbekistan       Bangladesh team held a 90-minute practice session in Tashkent today ahead of the match.