Bangladesh reaches final beating India

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh has reached final of the six-nation SAFF U-15 Championship, beating their giant neighbour India at ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal on Thursday morning.

India took the lead early on with a goal from Petre Harsh Shailesh in the 17th minute. Bangladesh were then awarded a penalty late in injury time and Ashiqur Rahman equalised by converting the penalty in the 93rd minute.

The match went to penalty shootout and Bangladesh came out on top with a 4-2 win. Bangladesh will play either Pakistan or Nepal in the final of the championship on November 3.

Group A champions Pakistan will play group B runners-up and hosts Nepal in the 2nd semifinal at 2:45 pm, also on Thursday at the same venue. The final match will be held on Saturday (November 3) at 2:45 pm at the same venue.



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