The aim was to return from Kuwait with at least one point. Bangladesh entered the field with a challenge against the powerful Palestine. But at the Al Jaber Ahmed Stadium in Kuwait, the country ranked 97 in the FIFA ranking made Bangladesh aware of the reality. The war-torn country returned home with its first win in the World Cup qualifiers with 5 goals in Bangladesh’s net.
Bangladesh had a great start. He was fighting with eye to eye. However, due to defensive mistakes, Cabrera’s team conceded two goals at the end of the first half.
But Bangladesh got the first chance. The score of the first half could have been different had Chhota Sohail Rana not missed the chance.
Bangladesh goalkeeper Mitul Marma made two good saves in the first half. But Palestine changed the color of the game in the second half. The team leading 2-0 scored 3 more goals in the second half.
5-0 loss. This is the biggest loss against Palestine. Despite losing 5 of the previous 6 matches, the Middle Eastern country could not score more than 2 goals in any of them. This time they left Bangladesh devastated.
Dabag scored a hat trick in Palestine’s big victory. He scored in 43, 53 and 77 minutes. Kunbar scored the remaining 2 goals.
Return match between Bangladesh and Palestine on March 26 in Dhaka.
Bangladesh XI
Mitul Marma, Tapu Burman, Viswanath Ghosh, Saad Uddin, Isa Faisal, Jamal Bhuiyan, Md. Hriday, Sohail Rana, Mojibur Rahman Johnny, Faisal Ahmed Fahim and Rakib Hossain.
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