Bangladesh girls fail to defend SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship title

Bangladesh girls failed to defend the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship title as they were beaten by India girls 0-1 in the final match at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan Saturday. The lone goal was scored by Sunita Munda in the 66^th minute.

The final match of the 2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship was the reverse of the 2017 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship’s final match in which Bangladesh bet India 1-0. So, with this victory, India, took a sweet revenge over Bangladesh. 

Compared to India, Bangladesh played much better throughout the match but luck did not favor them. The losing side even got a lot of opportunities to come back to the game but could not make use of any of them. The girls in red and green went to the final with the favorite's tag and they showed their dominance for large part of the game. The former champions took 11 shots on target and got six corners against India. On the other hand, India had four shots on target and got two corners.

Bangladesh started off the tournament thrashing Pakistan 14-0. Then they went on to beat Nepal 3-0 and Bhutan 5-0 before moving to the final. Hopefully, they will do well in the future tournaments.

Source- https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/08/18/india-edge-bangladesh-in-saff-u-15-final

Bangladesh girls beat Nepal and set up a semi-final clash with Bhutan

Bangladesh girls progressed to the semi-final round of the 2018 SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship as Group B champions after beating Nepal 3-0 in their last group stage game played at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Monday. Now, they will take on the hosts Bhutan on Thursday at the same venue. If they can beat Bhutan, they will move to the final, one step closer to win the trophy second time. 

For Bangladesh, Tohura Khatun, Maria Manda and Sajeda Khatun scored one goal apiece. The defending champions finished the first half 1-0. Tohura Khatun helped her side take 1-0 lead against Nepal scoring in the stoppage time of the first half. However, the lead is extended to 2-0 when Maria scored a goal from outside the box in the 51^st minute. Sajeda Khatun scored the last goal in the 67^th minute, which took the game out of Nepal’s hand.

Nepal became the second team from Group B to progress to the semi-final after beating Pakistan 6-0. They will face India in other semi-final game the same day.

Bangladesh earlier defeated Pakistan with a 14-0 margin.

Source- https://bdnews24.com/sport/2018/08/13/bangladesh-blow-nepal-away-3-0-to-top-group-in-saff-under-15-womens-championship

Bangladesh Women best Pakistan Women 14-0 in the 2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship

Bangladesh women have started the 2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship with a massive victory. The defending champion, Bangladesh, has defeated Pakistan women 14-0 at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Thursday (August 9, 2018). With this victory, the girls in red and green have already set one foot in the semi-final round. They will take on Nepal in their last group stage game scheduled to be played on Monday (August 13). If they can beat, they will progress to the next round as group champions.  

Bangladesh finished the first half with a 6-0 lead. In the second half, they scored eight more goals and eventually extended the lead to 14-0. From the beginning to the end, the match was one sided. Defenders also played a vital role in the game. They produced a strong performance and Pakistan failed to make even a single fruitful attack. Tigresses made as many as 37 attacks throughout the game and got 12 corners.

For Bangladesh, eight players scored goals. Midfielder Shamsunnahar alone scored four goals while Tohura Khatun, Sajeda Khatun and Anai Mogini scored two goals each. Monica Chakma, Maria Manda, Ankhi Khatun and defender Shamsunnahar equally shared four goals.

India in their first match beat Sri Lanka 12-0 at the same venue on Thursday.

The 2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship is the second edition of the tournament. In this tournament, six Asian countries have joined in two groups, three in each group. India has been drafted in Group A along with Bhutan and Sri Lanka. However, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal are placed in Group B.

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https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/08/09/saff-u-15-women-s-championship-bangladesh-hit-pakistan-for-14