Bangladesh women's team play out 1-1 stalemate with Nepal
In their Fifa friendlies on Thursday at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, the Bangladesh women's football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Nepal thanks to a stoppage time equaliser from Sabitra Bhandari.
In their Fifa friendlies on Thursday at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, the Bangladesh women's football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Nepal thanks to a stoppage time equaliser from Sabitra Bhandari.
Captain Sabina Khatun gave Bangladesh the lead in the 65th minute and the home side were counting the seconds to the final whistle before Sabitra Bhandari struck in the first minute of time added on.
This is the third time 140th ranked Bangladesh drew with 101st placed Nepal in 10 encounters with the latter emerging victorious on six occasions.
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The only time Bangladesh beat Nepal was at the 2022 SAFF Championship final in September.
While the women in red and green did not play a single international fixture in the last 10 months following their SAFF triumph, Nepal featured in four competitive matches.
In the absence of previous head coach Golam Rabbani Choton, who resigned from his role, assistant coach Mahbubur Rahman Litu was in charge of the Bengal Tigresses.
The second and final friendly will be held at the same venue this Sunday.
Bangladesh starting XI: Rupna Chakma, Sheuli Azim, Shamsunnahar, Afida Khondokar, Masura Parvin, Monika Chakma, Sanjida Akter (Shaheda Akter Ripa 59), Maria Manda, Krishna Rani Sarkar (Matsushima Sumaya 79), Tahura Khatun (Ritu Porna Chakma 79), Sabina Khatun
