Sports Reporter :
Hosts Bangladesh Football team played a goalless draw with Mongolia Football team in their FIFA International friendly match at Sylhet District Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladesh team presented a better brand of soccer and created a good number of opportunities but failed to convert those.
Thousands of spectators came at the stadium to watch the FIFA International friendly football match between the two Asian sides.
Earlier, Bangladesh lost to Maldives by two goals to nil in the FIFA International friendly match at Male, the capital city of Maldives on March 24.
The red-and-green outfit made it a one-sided affair but they could not earn a much-awaited goal due to the superb defence of Mongolia.
Bangladesh got the first chance in the 10th minute of the game. But Yeasin failed to head a corner of his teammate Jamal Bhuyan.
Sumon Reaz’s volley shot was went wide in the injury time of the first half.
Bangladeshi Sumon Reza’s shot bounced back from the crosspiece in the 41st minute of the play.
Captain of Bangladesh team Jamal Bhuyan’s shot was saved at the cost of a corner by the Mongolian custodian in the 71st minute of the clash.
After four minutes, Biplu’s volley shot passed away the sidebar. Biplu got the ball on his way from a pass of his teammate Jafar Iqbal.
Sumon Reza, Rakib and Ibrahim got a good number of chances but Mongolia took a defencive technique and forced Bangladesh to ended the match into a goalless draw.
It was Bangladesh’s newly appointed Head Coach Javier Cabrera’s second assignment but the Spain-born Head Coach could earn a draw with Mongolia and suffered a 0-2 goals defeat to Maldives.
Bangladesh’s Yeasin and Raihan served a number of long throws but the forwards of Bangladesh could not convert those by header.
