BD face Palestine today

Bangladesh will take on hosts Palestine in a bid to salvage some pride from their last match of the AFC Under-23 Championship Qualifiers at the Dora International Stadium in Hebron today. The match will kick off at 10:30pm Bangladesh time.

With two heavy defeats in two matches, Bangladesh are rooted firmly at the foot of Group E, with Tajikistan and Palestine sharing the lead with four points each. Bangladesh began their campaign with a 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Jordan. They showed signs of improvement against Tajikistan in the next fixture and took a first half lead, only to eventually lose the match 3-1.

Palestine, on the other hand, started with a 2-2 draw against Tajikistan before edging Jordan 3-2. They will definitely be looking to score as many goals as possible against Andrew Ord's side to make sure they finish top of the group with a superior goal difference. The challenge for Bangladesh, who have scored one goal and conceded 10 so far, will be hoping to keep the hosts at bay for as long as possible.

But to do that their defense should come to the party after two disappointing games.