Malaysia Lift the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Title
Dhaka, February 08: The Final match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup international Football Tournament is about to start at 5:00pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.
Bangladesh and Malaysia are ready to fight for the title of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup.
The first eleven of both teams are as follows;
Bangladesh: Md. Rayhan Hasan, Md. Yeasin Khan, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Jamal Bhuiyan, Md. Zahid Hossain, Mamunul Islam, Jshid Hasan Ameli, Monayem Khan Raju, Sohel Rana, Yeamin Ahmed, Shahedul Alam.
Malaysia: Mohd Farhan, Arif Farhan, Amirul Hisyam, Adam Nor, Mohammed Syazwan, Kumaahran, Azrul Nizam, Mohammed Syawal, Muhamad Faizat, Nazirul, Annas.
00: The match started.
02 min: Bangladesh using the flanks with Mamunul Islam flying long balls.
06 min. Ball confined in the midfield. Both the teams are cautious.
10 min. Bangladesh winger Zahid Hossain substituted with Abdul Baten Komol. Zahid out with foot injury.
12 min. Raihan Hasan long throw land in the middle in the Malaysian box Ameli heads wide of the side post.
15 min. Jamal Bhiyan's grounder on the edge of the box but wide.
20 min. Bangladesh is leading in possession and Malaysia is playing counter attacking. Malaysia wins a free kick, Mohd Faizat curves the ball Bangladesh goalie Sohel punches it to safety.
25 min. Bangladesh is missing the services of Zahid and Hemanto. Malaysia is regrouping and creating pressure.
30 min. Mohd Arif Farhan of Malasia sends a long ball Mod. Faizat gets close to the Bangladesh post but looses control.
31 min. Gooooool.... Nazirul Nayem the Malaysian captain curves a free kick into the left hand post of Bangladeshi goalie Sohel. Malaysia goes ahead 1-0.
40 min. Bangladesh forward Sohel Rana shoots a left footer from middle of the box but deflected.
40 min. Gooool again Kumaahran scores for Malaysia after taking control of a Md, Sayazwan through and places into the far post from the middle of the box. 2-0
44 min. Malaysia defender Azirul Inzam shots overs the Bangladesh crosspiece.
45 min. Bangladesh keeper Mamunul Islam is shown yellow card.
Three minutes added time.
End of first half Bangladesh trails 2-0. Uphill task for the host.
Second half is all set to start.
49 min. Goooooool Bangladesh pulls one back. Defender Nasir heads on long throw from a Raihan Hasan, the ball rebounded of a defender's feet forward Jahid Hasan Ameli placed the re-bounder in from a goal mouth melee. 2-1
55 min. Gooool Bangladesh level the score through defender Yasin khan who heads a Mamunul Islam corner into the near post. Exciting final. 2-2
60 min. On the hour mark Bangladesh is firing all cylinders. Exciting final.
64 min. Yeamin Munna is shown yellow card.
68 min. Oops! Bangladesh midfielder Abdul Baten Komol's shots over the crosspiece from the edge of the box.
79 min. Forward Ameli's heads straight to Malaysian goalie Mohd Farhan on a throw of Raihan.
85 min. Only five minute away from the long whistle. Score still 2-2.
90 min the fourth referee signals three minutes added times.
92 min. Malaysian forward Faizat heads homes from a corner. 3-2
Match finished Malaysia won the third Bangabandhu Gold Cup beating Bangladesh 3-2 . Congrats-----.
Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to hand over the trophy.
Thanks for being with us.
Man of the final Mohd. Faizat (Malaysia)
Man of the tournament Jamal Bhuiyan (Bangladesh)