The Bangladesh team showed excellent counter-attacking football throughout the match at King’s Arena, and Javier Cabrera’s disciples did not let Lebanon look like a team that was much ahead.
A huge 7-0 loss to Australia in the first match, the opponent of the second match is Lebanon, who are ahead by a margin. The aim of Bangladesh was to fight, but not only to fight, Javier Cabrera’s team snatched a draw equal to victory.
The Bangladesh team showed excellent counter-attacking football throughout the match at King’s Arena, and Javier Cabrera’s disciples did not let Lebanon look like a team that was much ahead.
Tariq Kazi-Jamal Bhuiara lost in the disappointment of losing by two goals in the SAFF Championship after fighting evenly for almost 80 minutes. Vishwanath-Mitul Marmara fell behind after conceding a goal in their second match in the second leg of the World Cup Qualifiers at Kings Arena.
But this time, without giving up, the team of red and green got points by squeezing Lebanon, the number 104 team in the ranking. The first half ended goalless. However, despite not getting a clear chance to score, Morsalin-Fahimra attacked Lebanon’s d-box several times. On the contrary, Lebanon could not create many chances to score.
The second half saw the game become more attacking, with both teams desperate for a goal. Lebanon made the first strike, Majed Osman gave the visitors the lead in the 67th minute. The goal was very unfortunate for Bangladesh, the defenders of Bangladesh failed to clear the ball from inside the D-box despite having several opportunities. From there, Majed hit the ball into the empty post.
However, Lebanon could not hold that lead even for five minutes, Sheikh Morsalin shook the King’s Arena in the 72nd minute and equalized Bangladesh. Morsalin rattled Lebanon’s net with a superb long-range shot from outside the D-box. After that, the forward got another chance, but he could not use it.
In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 tie, but there is no chance for Bangladesh to consider it less than a victory. The kind of football that Javier Cabrera’s men produced against a particularly strong Lebanon could make it seem like a future victory against such opposition is not too far off. Bangladesh also got their first point in the second round of World Cup qualifiers.
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