A goalless match between India and Bangladesh turned out in favor of the latter, earning the Bangladeshi team a berth in the semifinals.
None of the teams made any goals throughout the match, resulting in a draw.
However, Bangladesh has earned two points from each match with Sri Lanka and India, respectively. The Bangladeshi U18 team beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in its first match.
On the other hand, India has not lost all hopes of making it to the semis. India earned one point from the draw with Bangladesh and its upcoming match with Sri Lanka on September 25, 2019 will decide its qualification to the semis.
Stay tuned!
Background
India is all set to take on Bangladesh today at 2:45 PM (IST) as part of the ongoing SAFF U18 Championship Group matches in Nepal’s Halchowk Stadium.
Catch the action live with Nepali Sansar’s Live Streaming link below!
India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in Group B of the SAFF U18 Championship. While Bangladesh its yet to play its first Group match, India and Sri Lanka played their first match on September 21, 2019.
India defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the Group B opening match on Saturday.
The top two teams from both Groups – A and B will advance to the semi-finals to be held on September 27, 2019.
Group A | |||||||||
TEAM | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/– | PTS | |
Bhutan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Maldives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Nepal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Group B | |||||||||
TEAM | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/– | PTS | |
Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |