U-16s take on Qatar today

Buoyed by their spirited fight against a powerful Yemen side, the Bangladesh team will be looking to wrap up their AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers campaign on a high when they take on hosts Qatar in the last match of Group E today.

The match will kick off at 10:45pm Bangladesh time at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha.

Anwar Parvez's charges fought neck and neck against their Yemeni counterparts on Friday night, but conceded two goals from defensive errors to lose the match 2-0. The boys in red and green had their fair share of chances and should have at least left the field with a point, but for those mistakes and some brilliant saves from the opposition goalkeeper they were denied.

The coach rued those mistakes, but was proud of the performance produced by his players.

"We tried to play our game throughout.  We played very well, especially in the beginning but two defensive mistakes cost us the game. We will try to do our best against Qatar. Every game is a new experience for our boys," Anwar Parvez said after the match.

Despite the defeat, Bangladesh are in second position in the three-team group, on goal-difference, as Yemen had thrashed Qatar 6-1 in the opening game. So a win against Qatar tonight will still keep Bangladesh's chances of moving into the 16-team final round alive.

The Bangladesh coach will be banking on his two prodigious forwards Faisal Ahmed Fahim and Miraz Molla to deliver the goods upfront while he will be hoping that the defenders iron out mistakes against Qatar.

The ten group winners and five best runners-up teams will join hosts Malaysia in next year's final round.