A trip to Bangladesh making 'Jane G' happy

For this reason, the team that Bangladesh lost in the semi-final was none other than India. Bangladesh's victory was possible in a tiebreaker. After the match ended in a tie, it went to a penalty shootout.

Bangladesh coach Maruful Haq, presenting himself to the media after the match at Satdobato, said, 'I have heard that Gen G is very happy with the news that Bangladesh has reached the final.' . Its hero was Bangladesh's second-choice goalkeeper Mohammad Asif.

He correctly guessed India's two penalty kicks and kept them from scoring. He initially blocked Tanglalson Gangte's strike. Then in the fifth shot, Akash Tirke's shot was not allowed to score. Meanwhile, Paramveer, Gwamswire Goiri and Manjot Singh Parmar scored goals. For Bangladesh, all four players scored in the penalty shootout. They were Mohammad Pisa, Mohammad Monimul, Mohammad Sakil and Mohammad Asharful.

Bangladesh's first-choice goalkeeper Mehdi Hussain was injured and had to leave the field in the 69th minute. Asif played in his place. Ultimately, he proved to be the decisive player. Bangladesh were reduced to 10 players at the end of the allotted time. Kamasai Marma of the team was forced to leave the field after receiving a second yellow card. However, the Indian team failed to take advantage of it. India could make a series of attacks throughout the game, but they could not be decisive.

It is India who performed well in the game. However, the victory was ours. So I want to congratulate my players. "Perhaps the land of Nepal is proving to be lucky for Bangladeshi football," coach Haq said, "now our focus should be on the finals." Bangladesh will face Nepal in the

final. In the first semi-final, Nepal also defeated Bhutan in a tiebreaker. The final will be held on Wednesday. It will be at Anfa Complex in Satdobato.

A bad day

Indian coach Ranjan Chaudhary claimed that it proved to be a bad day for his team. He said, 'Whoever has seen this match will also feel that India was the best team in the match. But this team was defeated. This happens in football. I am happy with the performance of my players. India was able to weave a continuous attack. This is a happy achievement for us.

For the first time in a long time, there will not be an Indian team in men's football in South Asian football. India is a two-time champion in this tournament. This time India could not defend the title of this tournament. India struggled for goals throughout the tournament. This was the main reason why the team stopped in the semi-finals. Coach Chaudhary criticized the ANFA ground in Satdobato which was used for the competition.

He said, 'This is not a complaint for the loss, but the field was very bad. Maybe if we had played in another field, our performance could have been better. There is no doubt that the team needs to work harder for goals. There is no need to worry too much about this defeat. He did not believe that India is weak in South Asian football. He accepted that other countries have also made progress.

The first goal scored by India

The game ended in a tie after the scheduled time. With this, the competition entered directly into the penalty shootout. Bangladesh took the lead in the 36th minute. Rabi Hussain's shot was not well cleared by Indian goalkeeper Priyans Dubey. Asadul Molla scored on the return ball. This was India's first goal in the tournament. Ultimately this was enough to shock India.

India kept a clean sheet in both the matches of the league stage. India equalized in the 75th minute. Captain Goiri scored a powerful shot. After the regular goalkeeper Hussain was out with an injury, its immediate impact was seen in the game. Bangladesh was in a somewhat uncomfortable situation. Taking advantage of that, Goiri scored.

It was only the third goal in the three games played by India in this tournament. This is the fourth time that Bangladesh has reached the final of this tournament. In the final of the 2022 edition, Bangladesh were defeated by India, that too in a tiebreaker. Bangladesh has succeeded in retaliating. However, Bangladesh has yet to win this tournament.