Bangladesh in second round of World Cup qualifiers

Finally the moment came. Bangladesh confirmed the World Cup qualifiers by defeating Maldives 2-1 at home. Bangladesh took the lead at the beginning of the second half after ending the first half equal. The red-green representatives had the last laugh after holding on to that lead and defeating the Maldives.

Bangladesh will fight against Australia, Palestine and Lebanon in the qualifiers.

Bangladesh went on the attack from the start of the match at home. But at the end of the second minute, Maldives got the ball in the D box due to defender Shakil's mistake. But in the end there was no danger. The visitors could not take advantage of back to back corners.

Bangladesh created a great opportunity in the seventh minute. Jamal Bhuiyan took the ball extended by Sohail runner inside the D box but in the end the Tiger skipper could not hold it. As a result, the hosts have to remain goalless.

In the tenth minute of the match, Sohail went forward with the ball from the midfield. He crosses to the left as he approaches the D-box. From there, Saad Uddin attacked with the ball in the bag. But due to the defenders of Maldives, Bangladesh also failed in that journey.

However, in the next minute, the Maldivian defense had to succumb to the speed of Bangladesh's attack. Rakib Hossain gave the team the lead with a great goal after catching Fahim's pass.

And with that, the hosts took a step forward in the mission of the playoffs.

Bangladesh increased the pace of attack with the lead. But Jamal and Ranara could not find the net.

In the 33rd minute, Jamal made a great cross into the D box from the right. But despite receiving a loose ball in the D box, Rakib failed to put it on target.

Desperate to get back into the match, Maldives turned around after two minutes. The visitors equalized with the goal of Aisam Ibrahim.

After that the rest of the time and no goal was seen by either team. That is why the two teams have to end the first half with a 1-1 goal tie.

However, the hosts took the lead again after the break. Faheem Ahmed led the team by finding the address of the net with the runner extended.

Bangladesh suffered a shock in the 60th minute of the match. Sohail Rana was forced to leave the field after seeing a red card for fouling a Maldivian player. And with that, the hosts became a team of 10 people.

At the end of 69 minutes, Jamal pushed the ball inside the D box by playing one-to-one-two. But the red-green representatives failed to increase the gap due to the lack of that old disease finishing. The hosts missed the same opportunity in the next minute.

Bishwanath Ghosh scored the third goal at the end of the allotted time. But the referee canceled the goal due to off side.

In the added extra time, due to Bangladesh's defensive play, Maldives started attacking the hosts' box one after another. But thanks to the defenders, the visitors could not find the net.

In the end, it was not possible to get more goals for Maldives. And Bangladesh left the field with a 2-1 relief win.