Bangladesh confirms final defeating Nepal in SAFF under 15 soccer

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Sports Desk, Barta24.com | 2023-08-30 04:30:47

The Bangladesh U-15 girls’ soccer team second successive victory in the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship crushing out their Nepalese counterpart by 2-1 goals held on Wednesday (Oct.10) at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.

In the day’s match, Shaheda Akhter Ripa opened the account for Bangladesh in 12th minute while Shamsunahar scored the second goal for Bangladesh in 26th minute.

After the resumption, Karki however pulled one back for Nepal in the 64th minute of the match.

The second consecutive defeats means Nepal crushed out from the championship race. Nepal will play Bhutan in the third and last match scheduled to be held on Sunday (October 13) at the same venue.

Earlier, Bangladesh got off to a winning start as they blanked host Bhutan by 2-0 goals while Nepal lost to India by 4-1 goals in both their respective opening matches.

The girls’ in red and green, who are targeting to regain the title, will play their third and last match against India on October 13.

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