BD U-23 to face Hong Kong on Monday
Dhaka, September 21: Bangladesh face Hong Kong in a 'Do or die' match of the group B in the Asian Games football at 2:00 pm local time at Incheon, Korea Monday.
With a 1-0 win against Afghanistan in the first match and a 3-0 loss against Uzbekistan in the second Bangladesh needs a win to seal a second round slot in the Asian Games. However till date Bangladesh has never reached the level.
Till date Bangladesh also has won only once against Hong Kong in the U-23 level and it happened in 2007. With a strike of Zahid Hasan Emily Bangladesh beat Hong Kong 1-0 at Hong Kong in the away match of the Olympic pre-qualifier, however Bangladesh failed to book a place in the Olympic qualifying round as Hong Kong moved into the next phase with an aggregate 3-1 margin.
In the national team level Bangladesh pulled out one draw ans lost the other three in four meetings.