AFC Women's Asian Cup: BD-Uzbekistan crucial match today

Bangladesh Women’s Football team will face off Uzbekistan Women’s Football team in their third crucial Group-B match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup at Perth Rectangular Stadium in Australia today.

The match will kick-off at 3:00pm (Bangladesh Standard Time). Private satellite sports channel T Sports will telecast the match live. According to the latest FIFA rankings, Bangladesh Women’s Football team have taken the 112th position, while Uzbekistan Women’s Football team have taken 49th spot.

North Korea Women’s Football team and China Women’s Football team have already reached the ‘Super Eight’.

If Bangladesh women beat Uzbekistan women by a big margin, Bangladesh can enter the ‘Super Eight’ phase as the best third-place-achiever team.

On the other hand, If Uzbekistan can defeat Bangladesh, they will earn the feat. Bangladesh lost to China by two goals to nil in their first Group-B match at Western Sydney Stadium in Australia on March 3.

Bangladesh suffered a 0-5 goals defeat to North Korea in their second Group-B match at the same venue on March 6.

Uzbekistan lost to North Korea in their first Group-B match at the same venue on March 3.

Uzbekistan suffered a 0-3 goals defeat to China in their second Group-B match at the same venue on March 6.

Bangladesh Men’s Football team had a memory at Perth Rectangular Stadium in Australia in the year of 2015. Bangladesh Men’s Football team tasted a 0-5 goals defeat to Australia Men’s Football team in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

After 11 years, Bangladesh Women’s Football team will play in this venue.

Bangladesh Women’s Football team have got good facilities to prepare themselves in Sydney.

But Bangladesh Women’s Football team did not get opportunity at home ground to take sufficient preparation as there is a shortage of up to the mark ground for the Bangladesh Women’s Football team.

Captain of Bangladesh Women’s Football team Afeida Khandaker said, ” I tell from the first day if we get standard grounds in our country, we shall take more good preparation. We need a good practice ground.”

Head Coach of Bangladesh Women’s Football team Peter Butler said, ” We lost to North Korea by a big margin. But we understood my girls competed what kind of team. My girls will play tomorrow taking their own style.

They will defend their defense, if it will be needed and will also show attacking football. I hope the preparation will help my girls to get a positive result tomorrow.

They will take field with positive approach. But I know it will be tough task for them.”