Booters must beat SL

Bangladesh go into their last group match against winless Sri Lanka today in a must-win situation at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo as they fight to keep their semifinal berth alive in the AFC Challenge Cup finals.
Myanmar all but confirmed their place in the last four with a maximum six points while Bangladesh and Tajikistan are level on three points. There would be no other choice than victory for Bangladesh and as well they have to wait for the result between Myanmar and Tajikistan who also play at the same time of 3.30pm.
"We are not thinking about any equation rather our main focus is to play our best game and thus ensure the best result. The confidence is very high despite the defeat against Myanmar in the second game because the result hardly reflected the real picture of the match," Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari Titu told the Daily Star Sport over telephone last night.
"I believe it will not be a big task to beat Sri Lanka who have nothing to lose if we can play our natural game," he added.
Bangladesh made a high flying start in the tournament with a 2-1 victory over Tajikistan in the opening match but went down by the same margin against the higher-ranked Myanmar team in the second game.
"The standard of the Myanmar team is good and we spoiled too many chances against them and you know it's difficult to get a positive result against stronger opponents if you miss too many chances," Titu said rueing over missed opportunities.
Titu believes in an attacking brand of football and he wants to maintain it against Sri Lanka also.
"We maintain the same strategy in the last group match which we followed against Tajikistan to secure a 2-1 victory and also it's worked against Myanmar, so there is no reason for us to change our strategy," he said.
Titu informed that defender Rezaul will not play the match as he is booked with two yellow cards. "I'm also thinking about bringing changes in the starting eleven because Zahid Hossain impressed me with his play as a substitute in the last two games."