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Bangladesh storm into SAFF U16 Women's final


Bangladesh storm into SAFF U16 Women's final

Bangladesh beat India by 3-1 in their second match of the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship on Tuesday (Mar 5) at the at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal to move into the final. With the win, Bangladesh reached top of the table with six points and they will play their ultimate league match against Bhutan on Friday (Mar 8). Four nations are participating in the tournament in round-robin league system. The top two teams will play in the final. With the successive victory in the tournament, Bangladesh reached top of the table with six points.

Nepal and India have three points each. Bhutan crashed out of the tournament after losing their two matches. The winners' between Nepal and India will play Bangladesh in the final which will be held on Mar 10. If the match draw, then there will be another calculation.

Bangladesh-Bhutan match will be held just to maintain the formality on Mar 8 at the same venue.

Bangladesh took the lead by Alpi Akter in the ninth minute. India, however, staged a brilliant fight back when Anushka Kumari restored the parity with a shot from the right corner of the box in the 55th minute.

Saiful Bari Titu's side were desperately looking for a lead again and their best moment came in the 78th minute when Sauravi Akanda Prity scored the second goal with a perfect placing shot from the box, and Arpita Biswas sealed the victory scoring the third goal.

Earlier, Bangladesh made a winning start in the tournament beating Nepal by 2-0 while India thrashed Bhutan by 7-0 in their opening match.

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