Bangladesh registered a 3-1 victory over Bhutan in its ultimate Group B match of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023, on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday, June 28.
Bangladesh, which completed second within the group, will face Group A toppers Kuwait within the semi-finals on Saturday. India will play Lebanon within the different semi-final on the identical day.
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It was an excellent contest, as each side performed their hearts out and displayed the vigour to churn out a constructive outcome. Bhutan drew the primary blood within the twelfth minute, because of Tsenda Dorji’s fantastic strike from exterior the field. The No. 20 noticed the proper alternative to shoot and did so with the utmost perfection, beating Bangladesh goalkeeper Anisur Rahman from a distance.
The objective lifted Bhutan’s spirits because it continued to press ahead. Nima Wangdi virtually doubled its lead within the seventeenth minute when he dribbled previous two Bangladesh defenders and went for a strike from a distance. His towering shot, sadly for Bhutan, may solely rattle the crossbar.
On the opposite finish, the Bengal Tigers didn’t let their depth ranges go down and stored pushing for the equaliser. Finally, they restored parity within the twenty first minute when Shekh Morsalin struck powerfully along with his left foot to beat Bhutan custodian Gyeltshen Zangpo from the sting of the field.
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Bangladesh went on to take the lead 10 minutes later. Rakib Hossain tried to cross Morsalin’s cross contained in the field, however the ball deflected off defender Phuntsho Jigme and landed straight into his personal objective.
The Bengal Tigers’ confidence shot up after taking the lead as they dominated the sport and produced waves of assaults. In the thirty sixth minute, Rakib Hossain displayed particular person brilliance to assist Bangladesh go up 3-1. The No. 10 went solo from the proper facet and struck from an acute angle. The ball hit the within of the far put up and nestled into the again of the web.
