Bangladesh beat Myanmar 1-0 to qualify for AFC U-16 Women’s Championship

The Bangladesh under-16 women’s football team have qualified for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship with a 1-0 win against Myanmar in the group stages of the second qualifying round.

Sport Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 March 2019, 03:23 PM
Updated : 1 March 2019, 03:23 PM

Monika Chakma struck the decisive goal for the visitors in Friday’s Group B encounter at the Mandalarthiri Stadium in Myanmar.

The midfielder scored directly from a corner kick in the 57th minute of the game which took Bangladesh to the top spot in Group B. 

Bangladesh had thumped the Phillipines 10-0 in their opening group game. The team face China on Sunday in a match that will decide the winners of Group B.

China booked their passage to the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship after an emphatic 7-0 win over the Phillipines.