Jordan too strong for women

Bangladesh started their AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers on a miserable note, suffering a massive 5-0 defeat to Jordan at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan yesterday.

Determined to fight against Jordan, who are 74 places ahead of Bangladesh in the FIFA rankings, the women battled hard for 35 minutes before forward Shahnaz Jebreen broke the deadlock.

Despite conceding, Bangladesh launched attacks and even had attempts on goal once before Bina Zaid Bitar doubled the lead in the 45th minute.

Jordan overwhelmed Bangladesh in the second half, justifying their 63rd-place FIFA ranking. Forward Maysa Ziad Jbarah made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute before firing her second five minutes later. She then completed her hattrick, wrapping up a massive victory in the 77th minute.