Tangail, Dhaka Metropolis School XI in final
Dhaka, September 25: Tangail and Dhaka Metropolis School XI moved into the final of the JFA Cup U-15 Football winning their respective semifinals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday.
Dhaka Metropolis School XI beat BKSP 3-2 in the first semifinal while Tangail defeated Chapai Nawabganj 1-0 in the second semifinal.
Abid of Dhaka Metropolis School XI provided his team a perfect start with a first minute strike but Akash Sheikh of BKSP restored the parity in the sixth minute. Zion Sarker of BKSP put his team ahead in the 39th minute but BKSP’s joy was short stayed as Jahid leveled the score line in the 41st minute.
BKSP was reduced to ten men in the 48th minute with Sourav Sen seeing a red card for a reckless foul resulting in a penalty. Parvez converted the penalty in the 49th minute for the Dhaka Metropolis School XI and it made all the difference.
In form forward Elias scored his eight goal of the tournament in the 58th minute to steer Tangail in the final. Chapai pushed hard for a equalizer but Tangail’s teamwork based performance saw them as the victors.
The final will be played on Tuesday.