Published on 12:00 AM, August 28, 2007

BFF Women XI hold Orissa


Scene from yesterday's women's exhibition football match between BFF XI and Orissa XI at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Photo: STAR

BFF Women XI forced strong Orissa Women's team to a 1-1 draw in the fourth and last exhibition match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here yesterday.
Youth and Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury was present as the chief guest at the closing ceremony and distributed the prizes.
The match was locked goalless during the first-half.
Lagori put Orissa team ahead in the 58th minute (1-0) while Sukhi scored the equaliser for the local side in the 59th minute (1-1).
Earlier, in the opening match on August 21, the hosts forced the tourists to a goalless draw at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex on Friday, but lost 0-2 in the second exhibition match at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday.
In the third match, the visitors drubbed the home side by 4-0 goals at the Narayanganj Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium on Sunday.
Orissa Women's team returns home today.