Bangladesh 3-3 draw with Bhutan

Sports Reporter :

Bangladesh women’s team played out to a 3-3 goal draw with Bhutan in their second match of SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship was held at Nonthaburi Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

Although Bangladesh fell behind twice in the match, they eventually came back to win with a point.

Bhutan took a one-goal lead in the first half of the match. Bangladesh equalized through Sumaya Matsushima’s goal. She scored with a long-range shot from midfield. As a result, the first half ended in a 1-1 draw.

Bangladesh missed a few opportunities at the beginning of the second half. But Bhutan again took the lead scoring two goals in a span of three minutes. Sonam Lhamo scored the second goal in the 27th and third for her team in the 30th minute.

Despite falling behind, Sabina continued to fight. Skipper Sabina Khatun reduced the margin scoring the second goal for Bangladesh in the 35th minute and Masura Parvin leveled the margin scoring the third goal in the 36th minute of the match.

Bangladesh secured four points from two matches while Nepal bagged two points playing the same number of matches.

Earlier, Bangladesh made a winning start in the tournament beating India by 3-1 goals in their opening match.

Thanks to skipper Sabina Khatun who played a key role behind the Bangladesh victory scoring a brace. On the other hand, Bhutan played out to a 1-1 goal draw with Pakistan in their opening match.

Bangladesh will play their next matches against Nepal (January 19), Sri Lanka (January 21), Pakistan (January 23) and Maldives (January 25) at the same venue.

The table toppers at the end of all seven rounds of matches will be crowned in the SAFF Women’s Futsal champions.