Bangladesh off to flying start in SAFF Championship

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Bangladesh football team players pose after wining over Sri Lanka

Bangladesh football team players pose after wining over Sri Lanka

Bangladesh began a winning start in their SAFF Championship campaign as the men in red and green beat Sri Lanka 1-0 at the National Stadium in the Maldives on Friday.

Neither Bangladesh nor Sri Lankan team scored a goal in the first half. Jamal Bhuiyan could not break the Lankan defense fort. In the second half, Bangladesh saw the goal in the match.

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The veteran centre-back, who forced a fingertip save from Sri Lanka goalkeeper Sujan Perera at the stroke of half-time, converted the penalty calmly after Sri Lanka defender Duckson Puslas handled the ball inside the box on a chip from Biplo Ahmed.

Duckson, who was cautioned with a yellow card in the first half for a reckless challenge, was given marching orders after the incident as Bangladesh took the lead and played the rest of the game with numerical superiority.   

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Bangladesh will face seven-time India in their next game on Monday at the same venue.