Bahrain throw hosts out
Dhaka, 18 January 2016: Bahrain moved into the final beating Bangladesh 1-0 in the first semifinal of 4th Bangabandhu Gold Cup at the Bangbandhu National Stadium on Monday.
In the 24th minute Bangladesh winger Hemonta Vinsent Biswas danced down the right flank and provided a neat cut back through the Bahrain defenders but Bangladesh forward Sakhawat Hossain Rony and Mithun Chowdhury missed the line of the ball.
In the 41st minute Brahrain forward Anwar Ali,s left footed free kick was punched out for corner by Bangladeshi goalie Shahidul Alam.
Bahrain took the lead in the 45th minute Ebrahim Alhooti headed a ball that was not properly cleared by Bangladesh goalie Shahidul Alam. (1-0)
Bangladesh came close to restore the parity in the 52nd minute when Mithun Chowdhury's low cross was headed by a diving Shakawat Rony but much to the dismay of Bangladesh the ball hit the side post.