Bangladesh concede 2-0 defeat to China

Bangladesh suffered a 2-0 goals defeat to strong China in their crucial second group match of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup was held at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

China looked sharp, launching a series of attacks from the very beginning of the match. They pegged Bangladesh in their own half.

But Bangladesh fought neck to neck with China, especially custodian Mile Akter,who was superb under the bar foiling several China’s attacks, keeping the score sheet clean till the first half.

After the barren first half, China finally took the lead when Yu Xingyue scored the first goal in the 47th minute.

Aifang Wang sealed the victory scoring the second goal for China in the 82nd minute of the match.

The day’s win saw China secured six points from two matches while Bangladesh yet to open their account playing the same number of matches.

Bangladesh will play their last group match against Vietnam on April 7.

Earlier, Bangladesh suffered a 3-2 goal defeat against Thailand in their opening group match.