Unbeaten Bangladesh girls beat India to lift Saff U-15 title

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Bangladesh girls are all smiles with the Saff U-15 Championship trophy after beating India in the final in Dhaka SundayDHAKA TRIBUNE/Md Manik
Not only did Bangladesh finish the tournament as unbeaten champion but they also maintained a 100% winning record, scoring 13 times and conceding none

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The confident Bangladesh girls earned the country its first ever south Asian women’s football title after defeating India 1-0 in the grand finale of the Saff U-15 Championship 2017 at Birsreshtha Shaheed Sepahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, Dhaka Sunday.

The host had to work harder than their comfortable 3-0 win over the same opponent in the last match Thursday, but still they controlled the game, dominated ball possession and created more chances to conclude the tournament on an inspiring note. Not only did Bangladesh finish the tournament as unbeaten champion but they also maintained a 100% winning record, scoring 13 times and conceding none.

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Shamsunnahar netted the all-important goal at the end of the opening half, which came through an eye-catching build-up by the Bangladesh attackers. India put up better resistance than the previous group stage game, preventing Bangladesh from running away with the match.

The attacking trio of Tohura Khatun, Anuching Mogini and Marzia Akter returned to the Bangladesh starting XI replacing Sajeda Khatun, Rituporna Chakma and Shamsunnahar Jr respectively. India made one change, bringing back Niketa Bishi in place of Sunita Munda.

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Bangladesh began the game brightly and went close to opening the scoring within a minute into the game but Tohura’s on-target effort following a slip by the India goalkeeper was disallowed by the referee. The home side almost broke the deadlock in the sixth minute, this time Anuching’s header from a precise Marzia corner flew inches over the crossbar.


India looked more organised compared to their last game but were busy blocking waves of Bangladesh attacks than creating chances of their own. It took the home girls some time to understand the opponent’s tactics but after that, a series of notable chances were orchestrated by the Bangladesh side.

In the 32nd minute, Tohura entered into the left side of the penalty area before taking an angular shot into the far post, which missed the target by a whisker. Four minutes later, Shamsunnahar snatched the ball at the opponent’s terrain but her weak shot couldn’t trouble the keeper. Three minutes later, Tohura, collecting a pass from the indefatigable Monika Chakma, ran inside the penalty area before her left-footer was blocked by defender Pratiksha.

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Shamsunnahar finally gave Bangladesh the much-deserved lead in the 41st minute following brilliant build-up play. The versatile midfielder dribbled past a defender to break into the left side of the box, forwarded the ball to Anuching, whose shot was blocked by a crowd of defence, before Shamsunnahar exhibited great technique and skill to volley home on the rebound.

Bangladesh created a couple of chances in the 47th and 61st minute with the first one, a header by Anuching, flying over the bar, while the second opportunity was wasted by Tohura, who managed to skip past the custodian, but failed to control the ball at the last moment.


Earlier, Bangladesh started the tournament with a 6-0 win over Nepal before beating Bhutan 3-0 in the second match. They outplayed India 3-0 in the last game of the round-robin league to reach the final as the table-topper.


RESULT

Bangladesh U15 1 (Shamsunnahar 41) 0 India U15

Source: http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/f...girls-beat-india-lift-saff-u-15-championship/

 

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I myself am not a fan of sports in general but good to see BD kids performing great.

 

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Good to see platforms for talent showcase coming up across south asia. Future looks bright.

 

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Well done ladies.

 

[protest]

Congrats

 

[TopCat]

Most of the girls from a single primary school from a remote poor villahe

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Most of the girls from a single primary school from a remote poor villahe

And half of them are Garo tribe, not Bengali.

 

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And half of them are Garo tribe, not Bengali.

That's supposed to mean something? People like you are why I rather call myself a Bangladeshi and not a Bengali. Those kids are Bangladeshi and that's all that matters. They have the same rights as any other 'Bengali' does. Bangladesh is a country, not a Bengali community.

 

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Congratulations Bangladesh ☺

 

[Homo Sapiens]

That's supposed to mean something? People like you are why I rather call myself a Bangladeshi and not a Bengali. Those kids are Bangladeshi and that's all that matters. They have the same rights as any other 'Bengali' does. Bangladesh is a country, not a Bengali community.

I said that in a positive notion.Garo are a small tribal group in the bordering region along Indian state of Meghalaya.Their number in BD is no more than a lakh and they are living in a backward areas.Still their girls managed to dominate in the football team.