U-15s hoping to regain title

Bangladesh will look to regain the title of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship when they square off against defending champions India in the final at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu today.

Bangladesh had won the inaugural edition, beating India 1-0 in the final two years ago while India had their revenge last year, beating their neighbours by the same margin at the Changlimithang Stadium.

Now the stage is set for the two teams to get ahead of each other, with both teams coming into the final on the back of two wins and a draw.

“We came to this tournament with a new group of players and with the target of playing good football. I believe the players met my expectation so far,” coach Golam Rabbani Choton said in his pre-final evaluation.

Both India and Bangladesh experimented in their last match of the group, which ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday. However, there should be no scope for experiments as both sides will try to earn the bragging rights of the best team of South Asia.

Choton hoped that his side will continue the good work and end the tournament on a high.

In their game on Sunday, both teams wasted a number of scoring chances. While India were the more dominant side, Bangladesh, too, had their moments and could have won had the forwards been more clinical.

“We rested a few key players for the group match against India, but despite that the team managed a draw which was a good result. I hope the team will continue its good work and produce a good result in the final as well,” Choton claimed.

The match will kick off at 6:00pm.