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Bangladesh beat Maldives for the first time in 18 years

Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-1 in their second match of the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Tournament at Race Course ground in Colombo on Saturday.

This is Bangladesh’s first win against Maldives after 18 years.

Jamal Bhuyan gave Bangladesh a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute of the game before the Maldives equalled in the 33rd minute.

Bangladesh beat Maldives for the first time in 18 years

Bangladesh were awarded a penalty in the 88th minute and Topu Barman didn’t miss the chance to score the winner.

Bangladesh last defeated the Maldives in a tiebreaker in the final of SAFF Championship in Dhaka in 2003.

Bangladesh beat Maldives for the first time in 18 years

Jamal scored the opening goal on 12 minutes with a tap-in following a throw-in from Rahmat Mia but Bangladesh conceded the equaliser on 33 minutes, with Ibrahim Aisam finding the net following a corner from Ali Ashfaq.

But even as Bangladesh remained on the backfoot for large part of the game, Topu Barman stepped up to score the winning goal from a spot-kick in the 87th minute after substitute Jewel Rana was brought down inside the box by Maldives goalkeeper Ali Naajih.

Bangladesh, who started the campaign with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Seychelles three days ago, are on top of the table with four points. They will play their last round robin match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The top two teams will play the final on November 19. 

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