Sports Desk: Bangladesh won the AFC U-17 Women’s Asia Cup 3-0 against Singapore on Sunday. As a result, Golam Rabbani Chotan’s disciples confirmed the second stage of the qualifiers by winning six points in two consecutive wins. Earlier, in the opening match, the Bangladesh U-17 women’s football team won against Turkmenistan by 6-0 goals. The Singapore audience was also impressed with the performance of the girls representing red and green.
In the AFC U-17 Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers in Jalan Bisa Stadium, Bangladesh and Singapore girls battled for possession of the ball with the equation that the girls of Bangladesh and Singapore must win the match if they are to play in the next round of the AFC Championship qualifiers. If the match is a draw, the points of Bangladesh and Singapore will be equal to 4. And the girls from Singapore will play in the next round due to the goal difference. Despite entering the field with a tough equation, the Bangladesh girls put the host Singapore girls under pressure from the beginning of the match. With possession of the ball, the home team began to corner in their aesthetic play. Many spectators started chanting to encourage them at Jilan Basar Stadium. At first, Bangladesh’s game was limited to the midfield, but they started to attack after organizing themselves. They had to attack several times and fail in front of Singapore’s defense. Still, they continued their aggressive play. Due to this, Bangladesh took the lead in the 22nd minute of the match. A defensive player of the Singapore Under-17 team fouled inside their own D-box while stopping an attack by Choton’s students. Immediately, the referee blows the penalty whistle. Surbhi Akand Preeti scored from the spot kick. Then, in the 55th minute of the match, Preeti doubled the gap again from the spot kick. And Singapore scored the third goal in the 62nd minute of the match. Sultana Akhter scored.
Although it is a qualifying match for the AFC U-17 Championship, there is a lot of excitement about this match among Bangladeshi expatriates based in Singapore. Bangladeshi expatriates in the gallery have constantly encouraged Ruma-Priti. There is no live broadcast or live streaming of this tournament. However, many expatriates streamed the game live on social media. Football lovers from all over the world are impressed by the performance of the Bangladesh U-17 football team in Singapore. Seeing the hunger in their eyes at such a young age, the fans cheered at the Jalan Bisaar Stadium. Although not a national team, the disciples of Golam Rabbani Chotan have increased the interest of Bangladeshis based in Singapore. Even expatriate Bangladeshis sat in the gallery of the stadium with the national flag and encouraged Ruma-Zainab.
