SAFF Women Football: Bangladesh in semis beating Maldives 3-1
Monday, 17 November 2014
Bangladesh confirmed a semifinal berth of the 3rd SAFF Women’s Football Championship 2014 beating Maldives 3-1 in the third and last league match at Jinnah Football Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan Monday.
In the day’s match, Maynu Marma fired the net first for Bangladesh in the 18th minute while Sabina Khatun doubled the margin in the 35th minute (2-0).
Aishath Sama of Maldives reduced the margin scoring a goal in the 84th minute (2-1) while Sabina scored her second goal in the 87th minute to take the Bangladesh tally to 3-1, according to a news agency.
In the semi-finals on November 19, Bangladesh will face Nepal at 10 am (Pakistan time) while all-win India will meet Sri Lanka at 1:30 pm (Pakistan time) at the same venue.
Earlier, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan 6-1 in the first match while lost to defending champions India 1-5 in the second match.
India defeated Maldives 8-0 in the first match, Bangladesh 5-1 and hammered Afghanistan 12-0.The final match will be held on November 21.
Pakistan Television (PTV) will telecast live the semifinals and final.