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Bangladesh concede 0-4 defeat to Cyprus

UEFA U-15 Football


Tuesday, 11 December 2018


Bangladesh U-15 Men's Football team got off to a frustrating start in the four-nation UEFA U-15 Men's Youth Tournament conceding 0-4 goals to European team Cyprus in the opening match in the Thai town of Buriram on Monday, reports UNB.
The U-15 footballers reached Thailand on Saturday to participate in the friendly football tournament featuring four teams -- one from Thailand, one from UEFA which is Cyprus and two AFC countries the Maldives and Bangladesh -- organised by Thailand Football Association under the collaboration of UEFA.
In the day's opener, Bangladesh went down by 0-1 goal in the first half.
Ilias Kostis put Cyprus ahead in the 17th minute by a free kick from top of the box (1-0).
Marios Kokkinoftas doubled the margin scoring the 2nd goal in the 67th minute from a goal mouth melee shot (2-0).
Angelos Zefki scored the 3rd goal in the 70th minute by a good shot from top of the box (3-0).
Andreas sealed the fate of the match scoring the 4th goal for Cyprus in the first minute of the stoppage time (91st minute) beating Bangladesh custodian by a placing shot from the danger zone (4-0).