Dhaka, June 16: Bangladesh drew 1-1 with a ten men Tajikistan in the Fifa World Cup group B Qualifier at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. 

Bangladesh started lively pushing Tajikistan into their own zone in the initial minutes  winning a series of corners, among them  the second in the 12th minute curved by skipper Mamunul Islam from the right hand flag was punched to safety by Tajik goalie Alysher Tuychev. 

Bangladesh came dangerously close to a strike again in the 26th minute when defender Raihan Hasan’s miscued head on a corner of Mamunul Islam flew past the side post. 

Tajikistan‘s best chance came in the  28th minute when  midfielder Makhmudov Khurshed’s flick on a cut back Fathlueov Fathullo was cleared by defender Yasin Khan. 

Bangladesh took the lead in the 49th minute when midfielder Hemanta Vincent Biswas’s  header on a Maunul Islam free kick deceived Tajik goalie Alisher Tuychev and Zahid Hasan Ameli tapped the ball into the right hand post (1-0). 

In the 60th minute Dehallov Manuchehr’s header on a cross of Vasiev Dilshov flew past the Bangladesh sidepost.

Tajikistan was reduced to ten men in the 68th minute with the sent-off of defender Ashrorov Siyovush fouled Hemanta Vincent and Korean referee Lee Min Hu flashed the second yellow card to the tall defender. 

Tajikistan equalized in the 87th minute when with Fathluoev Fathullo fired a free kick into the top left corner of Russell Mahmud Liton’s post from 20 yards out (1-1) 

Bangladesh lost to Kirghistan 1-3 in the first match of June 11.