Bangladesh women's football team captain Afieda Khandokar said that her side attuned themselves to UAE's approach and assured of putting on a good show in the second and final FIFA friendly between the sides in Dubai on March 2.

The women in red and green, who are without 18 rebel players, many of whom were first-team starters, lost the first of the two-match friendlies 3-1 away to UAE on Wednesday. 

"The learning point was that we didn't know how they [UAE] played but we know now," Afieda said in a video interview sent by the Bangladesh Football Federation from Dubai. 

"UAE don't play high-pressing football, rather they pressed when we went into their territory. So we have learned how to play against them," Afieda said. "Playing against UAE is helping us because we can now understand the difference between Bangladesh and UAE. Now, we will train up in that way and prepare for the next match."

"We do not want to make the same mistakes we made against UAE in the first match. I think the coach will show us those things in today's training. We will play according to the coach's Our plan is to deliver a good show in the second match and win the match," said Afieda.

The team held a recovery session this morning for one hour at the training facility, with a focus on light exercises, stretching, and rehabilitation. The second session was designed to have full recovery as the squad prepares for the second match.