BD reach semis after playing goalless draw against India

Bangladesh reached the semi-finals of the SAFF Under-18 Championship'2019 with unbeaten run after playing a goalless draw against India in the 2nd and last group match at APF Stadium in Kathmandu on Monday, reports UNB.

Last times runners-up Bangladesh, which made a flying start beating Sri Lanka by 3-0 goals in their first match on Saturday, dominated the group securing four points from two matches.

India followed Bangladesh securing one points from first group B match and will play their 2nd and last group match against Sri Lanka on September 25 to decide the other semifinalists from the group.

Both the semifinals will be held on September 27 while the final match is scheduled to be held on September 29, all at APF Stadium in Kathmandu.

In the day's match, both Bangladesh and India tried their best for results but ultimately failed.

In a post-match reaction, Bangladesh Head Coach Andrew Peter Turner said, "I am happy with the teams' overall performance today (Monday). We have successfully executed our plans in the field and all of our players gave their best in the game. We will try to continue this game in the semis."

Earlier, Bangladesh played two times against India in the SAFF U-18 Championships.

Four Bangladeshi players including captain Yeasin Arafat, Sadekujaman Fahim, Tanbir Hossain and Mohammad Hridoy were cautioned with yellow cards while two Indians--Narender and Vikram Singh got yellow cards.