Bangladesh Under-15 football players rejoicing after beating Pakistan to win SAFF U-15 Championship at Lalitpur, Nepal on Saturday — bdnews24.com Bangladesh clinched the six-nation SAFF U-15 Championship title with an all-win record beating Pakistan by 3-2 goals in penalty shootout, reports UNB.
The final match between the two teams was locked in 1-1 goals in the stipulated period at ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal on Saturday.
With this victory, Bangladesh not only clinched the maiden title of the SAFF U-15 Championship, but also took revenge of their 0-2 goals defeat against Pakistan in the SAFF-16 Championship in 2011.
In 2015, Bangladesh boys also clinched the SAFF U-16 Championship title at their home ground in Sylhet beating India in the final, also in tie-breaker.
Hasib Ahmed scored for Bangladesh in the 25th minute (1-0) while Mohobullah levelled the margin for Pakistan in the 54th minute from a penalty (1-1), forcing the match towards the tie-breaker.
Like the semifinal against India, Bangladesh custodian also saved two Pakistan spot kicks of Adnan Justin and Mudassar Nazar in the tiebreaker guided Bangladesh to their long-cherished title.
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