U-19s look to bounce back against Bhutan

Bangladesh will look to bounce back from the disappointment of being held to a 2-2 draw by Maldives when they take on Bhutan in their second and last group match of the SAFF U-19 Championship in Arunachal Pradesh, India on Sunday.

The match will kick off at 4:30pm Bangladesh time.

Golam Rabbani Choton's charges looked to be cruising when captain Nazmul Huda Faysal had given them an early lead before Rifat Kazi made it 2-0 just before the half-time whistle. The boys in red and green also missed a couple of good opportunities, something that eventually came back to haunt them as Maldives hit back with two goals in the second half.

With the last match of the group being between Bhutan and Maldives on Tuesday, Bangladesh can't afford a slip-up in Sunday's fixture. In fact the team, which had a light training and recovery session on Saturday, is determined to secure full points against Bhutan.

Assistant coach Abul Hossain felt the team lost a bit of concentration after the break against Maldives, costing them two valuable points.

"We planned today's practice session centring around the mistakes we made in the first match. We have no alternative but to win the last match against Bhutan," the assistant coach said following the practice session at RG Stadium.

Promising right-winger Morshed Ali said: "We are all ready for the match. We will definitely give full effort and will try to secure three points."