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FIFA, AFC Qualifiers: Oman beat BD 4-1


FIFA, AFC Qualifiers: Oman beat BD 4-1

Oman beat Bangladesh by 4-1 in the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asia Cup 2023 of the joint qualification round at the Seeb Sports Stadium in Al Seeb city of Oman on Thursday (Nov 14).

Midfielders Mohsin Al Khaldi, Rabia Al Mandhar and Arshad Al Alaw and defender Amran Al Hidi scored one goal each for hosts Oman while midfielder Biplo Ahamed scored one for Bangladesh.

In the day’s other match, Afghanistan played 1-1 draw with India at Republican Central Stadium in Tajik Capital Dushanbe.

Despite winning the match, Oman remained in the second slot with nine points from four matches while Asian champions Qatar sit in pole opposition in the group with 10 points from four matches, Afghanistan are third with four points from four matches, India are fourth with three points from four matches and Bangladesh are bottom with a solitary point from their four matches.

Bangladesh gave tough fight against their mighty opponents and hosts Oman from the very beginning of the match.

Oman, ranked nearly 100 sports higher in the FIFA rankings, tried to put pressure on Bangladesh with their attacking football but Bangladeshi defenders resisted all of their efforts and went into the dugout level-pegging after the first half.

In the second half, midfielder Mohsin Al Khaldi finally broke the deadlock scored with his left-footed shot from the edge of the box in the 48th minute (1-0).

In a span of ten minutes, Bangladesh conceded two more goals as midfielders Rabia Al Mandhar and substitute midfielder Arshad Al Alaw netted twice to widen the margin for the hosts in the 68th and 78th minutes (3-0).

Bangladesh scored their lone consolation goal when midfielder Biplo Ahmed sent the ball home with a clinical finish from inside the box in the 81st minute (3-1).

But defender Amran Al Hidi netted the hosts’ fourth goal in stoppage time (91st minute) to seal a comfortable victory for Oman (4-1), and hand Bangladesh their biggest defeat of the campaign so far.

The match saw Rayhan Hasan of Bangladesh getting a yellow card.

Bangladesh are in Group E of the qualification round with Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan and India.

Bangladesh started their campaign in FIFA and AFC meet with a 0-1 defeat against Afghanistan in the first match in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on Sep 10, conceded a 0-2 goals defeat against Asian champions Qatar in the second match in Dhaka on Oct 10 and played to a 1-1 draw against India in their third match in Kolkata on Oct 15.

In the remaining group matches, Bangladesh will play Afghanistan on Mar 26 at home, Qatar on Mar 31 in Qatar, India on Jun 4 in Bangladesh and Oman on Jun 9 at home ground.

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