Bangladesh to play Bhutan in second match today

FE Team | Published: October 02, 2019 23:36:48

Inspired by a 4-1 victory in the first match, Bangladesh National Football team will play their Second FIFA International Friendly match against Bhutan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city today (Thursday), reports UNB.
The match will be played ahead of their Joint Qualification for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 against Qatar and India in October.
The match will kick-off at 7 pm.
BTV and Bangla TV will telecast the match live while Bangladesh Beter will broadcast the running commentary.
Bangladesh, has been enjoying the upper hand advantage over higher-ranked Bhutan in the two-match FIFA International Friendlies outplaying Himalayan country by 4-1 goals in the first FIFA friendly last Sunday.
The English head coach of Bangladesh National Football team Jamie Day after the training session at Kamalapur Stadium on Wednesday told newsmen that "We want to boost up our confidence beating Bhutan twice ahead of the tough match against Qatar".
Bhutanese coach said, "We want to bounce back in the second match (against Bangladesh) to return home with a win, it will be our prestige match, if there is no rain and ground is playable, then it will be a different game (on Thursday).
Bangladesh, who was put on Group E of the AFC Cup with Qatar, Oman, neighbouring India and Afghanistan, started their campaign with a 0-1 goal defeat against Afghanistan in their first match at the Central Republican Stadium in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on September 10.
Bangladesh are currently the 41st in AFC and 187th in FIFA rankings while Bhutan are on the 39th in AFC and 185th in FIFA rankings.