World No. 184 Bangladesh looked ordinary in their first game against much higher-ranked Lebanon (World No. 93), who missed a lot of chances in the first half before their skipper Hassan Maatouk scored and took away Bangladesh’s chances of salvaging a point from the game.
Bangladesh’s skipper and attacking midfielder Jamal Bhuyan failed to impress as he was an isolated figure for most of the match with the rest of the players busy defending while winger Foysal Ahmed Fahim used his pace to counter but sporadically. The quality of their passing, crossing and finishing was a concern too as Bangladesh often lost the initiative.
BAN vs MLD SAFF Championships 2023 Highlights:
– Hamza Mohd gave the Maldives the lead in the 17th minute and put Bangladesh under pressure with an early goal.
– Rakib Hussain restored parity just minutes before the end of the first half. Hussain’s header equalised for Bangladesh in the 43rd minute
04:50 PM
Bangladesh vs Maldives Live Updates, SAFF Championship 2023: BAN 1-1 MLD 58′
Maldives won an indirect freekick in a promising position and stacked up enough bodies inside the box as one could sense a goalscoring opportunity but Hamza shot the freekick directly into the wall! An anti-climax there.
04:35 PM
Bangladesh vs Maldives Live Score: 2nd Half Begins
The players are back on the pitch and plays gets underway in the second half.
04:24 PM
BAN vs MLD SAFF Championships 2023 Live Updates: Bangladesh 1-1 Maldives at HT
That’s the end of an intriguing first half of the game in Bengaluru. Bangladesh and Maldives scored one time each. It was Bangladesh who made more attacks but fell short of the target more often. They played attacking game from the beginning but succeeded only in the 43rd minute. At Half Time, Bangladesh and Maldives have one goal each.
04:17 PM
BAN vs MLD SAFF Championships LIVE Updates
3 minutes of added injury time at the end of regulation time come to an end in the first half.
04:14 PM
BAN vs MLD Live Updates: Bangladesh hits an equaliser
Goal! Rakib Hossain hits a brilliant header to bring parity in the game. Equaliser for Bangladesh in the 43rd minute. They’ve been threatening to score repeatedly and they finally managed to get a shot on spot.
04:06 PM
BAN vs MLD Live Updates SAFF Championships
Bangladesh attackers have wasted the opportunities in the passes and have not had good possessions and that cost them. They should have capitalised upon the early chances created and taken the lead against the Maldives. They have been threatening to goal but they haven’t been able to find the nets.
04:02 PM
Bangladesh vs Maldives SAFF Championships Live Updates: BAN 0-1 MAL
29′! Long throw was taken by Bangladesh near Maldives’ D but the Maldivian defender clears the ball with a header and deflects it. No problem whatsoever for the Maldivian side.
03:59 PM
Bangladesh vs Maldives Live Updates: Yellow Card for Bangladesh player
Yellow Card for Sohel Rana in the 26th minute. He gets a booking for the over-the-top tackle on Hussain Nihaan and the referee shows him a yellow card. It was a poor move from the Bangladesh player.
03:50 PM
BAN vs MAL Live Updates: Maldives open their account
Goal! Hamza Mohd receives a beautiful pass from Ali Fasir and he hits a brilliant right footer and gives Maldives a lead in the 17th minute of the first half of the match. The shot landed at the bottom of the left side in the opposition nets.
03:45 PM
BAN vs MAL Live Updates: Corner for Bangladesh in 13′
13′! Bangladesh get the first set piece in a corner but they fail to convert it into an early lead in the first half. Good defence from Maldives.
03:35 PM
SAFF Championships Bangladesh vs Maldives Live Updates: Match Kick off
Both teams are looking to attack in the opposition’s half in the early minutes of the game. The penetrations have been made but no team has managed to breach the defences.
03:34 PM
SAFF Championships Bangladesh vs Maldives Live Updates: Match Kick off
Hello and welcome to the live updates of another crucial SAFF Championships match between Bangladesh and Maldives at Kanteerva Stadium in Bengaluru. Both teams are more intent on their defence as they have entered with a 4-3-3 formation at the start.
World No. 155 Maldives, on the other hand, will be looking to take another step toward the semifinal after they defeated World No. 187 Bhutan 2-0 in their opening group game. Hamza Mohammed provided an early lead to the side from the spot while Naiz Hassan sealed the three points with a goal in the 90th minute.
The side, however, will be without Hassan Raif Ahmed, who saw a late red card in the game. There’s no further injury update available from the game. Maldives may qualify for the semis today itself given they beat Bangladesh and Lebanon defeat Bhutan in the evening clash.
In such a scenario, both Lebanon and Maldives will be off to the semis and will square off on the 28th to play for the top spot in the group.
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