Breathless wait in the winter night. Several visitors were still waiting in the gallery. An incredible match ended after four and a half hours. After many dramas, the stage was finally announced as the joint champion of Bangladesh and India in the SAF Under-19 Women’s Championship!
Bangladesh-India match means that the extra drama is now established everywhere! The drama was piling up. After a 1-1 draw in the final, the game went straight to a tiebreaker. There, both teams scored 11 goals in 11 shots. Suddenly at that time, the match commissioner Sri Lanka’s De Silva stopped the sudden death shot and announced the outcome of the toss. Later India won the toss. But according to the rules it is not supposed to happen. As a result, the hosts did not want to accept it. In the face of protests, the decision to declare India the champion was withdrawn after realizing its mistake. But this time India is bent. They immediately protested and left the field.
Half an hour is set, but the time is more than an hour! Still the match commissioner could not tell anything. Then in the dressing room they told India how many matches there was a desperate attempt to come back. But nothing was successful. Finally, Bangladesh-India joint champion was announced from the stage at 10:41 PM! Sagarika-Rumara has completed a pashala festival before realizing this.
However, the way the game progressed at the scheduled time, there was a danger of defeat for Bangladesh. Bangladesh scored the first goal in 8 minutes. Later in added time, Bangladesh equalized with a dramatic goal by Sagarika. Then Ruddhaswat tiebreaker as per tournament rules. According to regulation, the score was 11-11 in all 11 tiebreakers.
Before this, thousands of spectators came to the field with many hopes. There was no one in Bangladesh’s playing XI against India in the league stage today. Ruma Akhter enters Umehla’s place. There was also a change in the Indian team. Hina Khatun is playing in Shahina’s place.
Then Saiful Bari Titu’s disciples started well in the presence of thousands of spectators at Kamalapur Birshrestha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Thursday. Bangladesh also attacked in the beginning. But nobody could receive Sagarika’s cross at the other end. Instead, India quickly mastered the pace of the game and scored goals. Bangladesh fell behind in 8 minutes due to the mistake of defense. An unguarded Shivani Devi entered the box after getting the ball between two defenders from Neetu Linder’s through from a little above the midfield and scored a brilliant goal. Meanwhile, the goalkeeper Swapna Rani Mondal came forward from the area but could not make a block. Shivani stunned the home crowd by placing brilliantly through his side.
Shivani tried again in the 17th minute. But the forward shot into the box from the right and went over the crossbar. Bangladesh repeatedly defeated the Indian players in running, but could not present team skills. The coordination among themselves was not like that. A lot of time has to be lost before entering the opponent’s box.
In the 35th minute, Swapna Rani beat two defenders to take a powerful shot from outside the box but it went over the crossbar to everyone’s disappointment. Two minutes later Swapna let them down with a similarly powerful shot palming the goalkeeper.
After the break, the hosts’ goal-scoring efforts were worth watching. But as before, he had to go to the opponent’s D-box and lose the ball or get blocked by the defense. But Bangladesh did not give up hope. At the end, the match froze. In the 87th minute, Swapna Rani’s cross went straight to the crossbar and went to the other end. India also got a chance in the next minute. Neha’s shot enters the box and goes off the crossbar.
And in the added time, Bangladesh’s luck opened up. Kanan Bala’s long ball was headed by an Indian defender, Sagarika stepped inside the box and sent it to the left side of the goalkeeper to equalize the team. Then at the end of the tiebreaker drama was born!
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