Bangladesh seal place in knockout of Asian Games football

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Bangla Tribune Desk
Published : 20:48, Aug 19, 2018 | Updated : 20:50, Aug 19, 2018

Photo: Bangladesh Football FederationBangladesh have beaten Qatar 1-0 to reach the knockout stage in Asian Games football.

The boys in red and green sealed their place in the last 16 with four points as the Group B runners-up.
In the day’s match, Jamal Bhuiyan scored the all-important goal for Bangladesh with a perfect placing short from the vantage position in the 90+3 minute of the match, reports BSS.

This is the first time Bangladesh moved to the knockout round berth in the Asian Games.

With this result from Group B, Bangladesh secured four points from three matches while Qatar remained at their previous credit of one point playing the same number of outings.
Uzbekistan have already sealed their position with nine points from three victories while Thailand are now in third position with two points.
The top two teams from each of the six groups and the four best third-place finishers will go through.
Earlier, Bangladesh was defeated by 0-3 against Uzbekistan in their group opening match and played out to a 1-1 draw against Thailand in their second match.
On the other hand, Qatar played out to a 1-1 goal draw against Thailand but suffered a heartbreaking defeat of 0-6 goal to Uzbekistan down in their group second match.

 

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