Bangladesh to play hosts Bhutan in FIFA Int‍‍`l Friendly

Touring Bangladesh to play hosts Bhutan in the 2nd and last match of the two match FIFA International Friendly Series on Sunday (Sept 8) in a hope to win the series 2-0.

The match will kick-off at 6 pm local time at the Changlimithang Stadium in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu.

Bangladesh took the lead in the two-match series 1-0 beating Himalayan nation Bhutan by 1-0 goal in the first match last Thursday, featuring a goal by Sheikh Morsalin in the 6th minute.

This was the 12th win for FIFA ranked 184th Bangladesh against FIFA ranked 182nd Bhutan in their 15 international meetings.

Bangladesh drew two matches and lost one against Bhutan by 1-3 goals in a pre-qualifier match of the Asian Cup held in Thimphu in October, 2016 and were deprived of playing FIFA and AFC matches for the next 17 months.

Ahead of the Sunday‍‍`s vital match, Bangladesh team made their final practice session at the match venue--Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu--on Saturday from 4:30 pm to 6 pm.

During the day‍‍` s training session, Assistant Coach of Bangladesh team Hasan Al Mamun said, "We have an good idea about Bhutanese team after playing one match, and accordingly we worked on our strategy against them, I think our team will play a better match tomorrow to win the match overcoming previous lapses."

"Basically We came here to improve our FIFA ranking playing with the same standard teams and we prepared ourselves to achieve our target," he added.

Bangladeshi premier striker Rakib Hossain will miss Sunday‍‍`s match due to injury.