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DT 18 Sports SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017 SAFF U-15 CHAMPIONSHIP Bangladesh begin campaign with resounding victory • Tribune Report Bangladesh U-15 football team kicked off the inaugural Saff U-15 Championship with a flying 4-0 win over Sri Lanka in the tournament’s first ever match at ANFA Complex in Satdobato, Nepal yesterday. Forward Faysal Ahmed stole the show with a spectacular hattrick while Nazmul Biswas added the other to set the foundation of a comfortable victory, which almost ensured a semi-final berth for the junior booters. The junior men in red and green kept the Sri Lanka defence busy throughout the game with continuous attacks, dominating the game with majority ball possession. Apart from the goals, Bangladesh were denied by the sidepost and woodwork in the 72nd and 80th minute respectively. Faisal gave the breakthrough in the 28th minute, placing home into the top right corner with a brilliant strike from the left side of the penalty area, giving Sri Lanka goalkeeper Gihan Sandeepa no chance. It was Faisal again as Bangladesh doubled the lead four minutes later. The Sri Lankan keeper had little Action from the Saff U-15 Championship match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Nepal yesterday to do when Faisal’s grounder from the edge of the box entered the net through the bottom right corner. A minute before the opening half, Nazmul extended the lead with a lovely strike, followed by a free-kick from outside the box that went through top right corner. Hussey: Bangladesh a challenge COURTESY Miraj Molla exhibited his talent with a bicycle effort from the middle of the penalty area in the 54th minute but he was unlucky to see his strike hit the sidepost. Faisal completed his treble in the 74th minute from a penalty after Yeasin Arafat was brought down by an opposition defender inside the box. Faisal placed the ball into the bottom left corner from the spot, sending the custodian the other way. This is the first time the Saff U-15 Championship is being held, which is also a part of all the teams’ preparation for the AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers, scheduled to be held later this year. Bangladesh, who are defending champion of the last Saff U-16 Championship in 2015, will take on Bhutan in their second and last Group A match on Tuesday at the same venue. Sri Lanka will face the same opponent on Sunday and if Bhutan win, Bangladesh will move to the last four even before their last group match. Bangladesh U-15 starting XI Emon Hawlader; Nazmul Biswas (Runi Haider), Yeasin Arafat (Rony Kumar), Jehad Hossain, Sadekuzzaman Fahim, Akkas Ali, Faysal Ahmed, Mohammad Sheikh Raja, Shadin Karim (Habibur Rahman), Uzzal Hossain and Miraj Molla • Cricket.com.au A burgeoning sense of self-belief has powered Bangladesh’s recent rise, with the host no longer intimidated by Australia. Steve Smith’s side departed yesterday for a two-Test Qantas tour of Bangladesh that starts on August 27. It is already clear they will encounter a far more determined, resilient and talented outfit than the team that became trivia night fodder in 2006 when nightwatchman Jason Gillespie scored an unbeaten double century. Bangladesh have recorded maiden Test wins over Sri Lanka and England during the past year. There have also been some impressive performances in the shorter formats, including a semi-final berth in the Champions Trophy. Mike Hussey, who shared a 320- run stand with Gillespie in the match that went down in folklore, believes Bangladesh will be a tricky proposition on turning tracks. “It’ll be a good series, a really challenging series for Australia. Bangladesh play their conditions well and they’ve improved a lot,” Hussey said. “They’ve got a lot more belief now. They have been challenging Australian cricketer David Warner takes a selfie as Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon look on during their flight to Bangladesh INTERNET some of the best teams around the world. “If you believe you can compete and win, that’s half the battle in international cricket. For many years I don’t think they really had that belief. “And they’ve got players in their squad now who have been around for long periods of time, so they understand their own games a lot better.” Habibul Bashar, who captained Bangladesh during the 2006 series and is now a selector for the Tigers, recently expressed similar sentiments. Bashar pointed to his side’s breakthrough 108-run win over England last year as cause for confidence. “There is a difference between now and then, as this current side has already established themselves as a big force in world cricket,” said Bashar. “Difference in experience, difference in number of match-winners...difference in the reality that the team has the world’s No 1 all-rounder (Shakib al Hasan) in their arsenal. “Their home win against England has simply changed the whole scenario. “They were trying to find their footing (in 2006); now in 2017 winning is their only motto.” • Siddikur misses cut in Fiji International • Tribune Report Premier Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman missed the cut in the Fiji International as the second round’s play at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course concluded yesterday. Siddikur carded five-over-par 77 in the first round and hit par score of 72 in the second round to take his overall aggregate to five-overpar 149, 12 shots behind the early leaders in the $1.5m tournament. The 32-year old golfer from Madaripur ended his campaign at 88th position, tied alongside six others. Siddikur struck a birdie in the very first hole yesterday but a bogey in the 14th hole meant he had to return home early from the tournament. •
Sports 19 SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017 DT Saif Sporting make it three wins in a row • Tribune Report Newcomer Saif Sporting Club registered their third straight victory in the Bangladesh Premier Football League as they comfortably defeated Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra 2-0 at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. After losing the league opener against holder Dhaka Abahani Limited, big-spending Saif Sporting scripted three wins in a row, which placed them at third position in the points table with nine points from four matches. Muktis moved to seventh with six points from the same number of outings. Colombian forward Hember Arley gave Saif Sporting the lead in the 54th minute with a lovely effort. Jewel Rana skipped past a defender inside the right side of the box before passing back to Hember, who showed great skill to receive the ball with his right foot before placing home past the Muktis goalkeeper with a calm left-footer. In the 67th minute, national midfielder Jamal Bhuiyan delivered a brilliant lob to Jewel Rana at the top of the penalty area but the latter’s shot from the right side of the box went straight to the hands of the opposition custodian. Matin Miah doubled the lead with a brilliant solo effort in the 74th minute. Youngster Matin snatched the ball from the opponent, exchanged one-touch passes with Hember to break into the penalty area before firing a shot toward Uttam Barua, who tried to fist the ball away but instead it bounced into his own net. Meanwhile in the day’s other match at the same venue, Arambagh Krira Sangha earned their first point in the league this season, as well as their first win, when they beat Brothers Union 2-0. The first two goals came in the very early stages of the game. The Motijheel outfit went ahead courtesy an own goal with five minutes into the clock. Nigerian striker Bukola Alamu entered the penalty area but his shot was fisted away by the Brothers netminder Abdul Kader. The rebound hit Brothers captain Ashraful Karim’s head before entering into his own net. Bukola doubled the lead four minutes later from a fine build-up. Midfielder Robiul Hasan set up the attack with a defence-splitting through pass that allowed Shahriar Bappy feed the unmarked Bukola in front of the post and the Nigerian made no mistake tapping home from the six-yard box. • Action from the BPL match between Saif Sporting and Muktijoddha at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday MD MANIK ASCENT CORPORATE FIVE-A-SIDE SOCCER CUP Ascent, Bando, Tribune through to Cup pre-quarters • Tribune Report We were lucky to witness a bit of history being made in the first match of day two, when Sumon Mondal of Dhaka Tribune scored within two seconds of kick off. It took him all of three touches to put the ball into the Rahimafrooz net and it immediately set the pace of the match. The Solar Power giant found it to be one way traffic, as wave upon wave of Tribune attacks confounded their goalkeeper. In fairness, they did pull two goals back, but that was only after BM Fazley Rabbi Moon of Tribune had scored a hat-trick and Sumon adding another along with Tareq Action from the Ascent Corporate Soccer Cup match between Banglacat and Energypac in Dhaka yesterday COURTESY Miru and Baizid Haque Joarder. No doubt, Rahimafrooz will live to fight another day, but the Tribune team is by far the most improved side of this year’s tournament. Among other results, Robi beat Aamra 4-1, Rancon defeated Metronet 7-2, IDLC were edged 3-2 by Jaago Foundation, Comfit Composite thrashed Gemsclip 7-1, City Bank thumped Asiatic 6-1, Augere beat Lal Teer 3-0, Comfit put 11 goals past IPDC against the opposition’s solitary strike, Securex thrashed Le Meridien 6-1, Ascent Group thumped Multimode 4-0, Banglacat beat Energypac 3-1, Bando Design defeated MTB 6-1 while Green Delta outclassed General Electric 11-1. • Tribune RESULTS 7-2 Rahimafrooz Solar Robi 4-1 Aamra Rancon 7-2 Metronet Idlc 2-3 Jaago Foundation Comfit Composite 7-1 Gemsclip City Bank 6-1 Asiatic Augere 3-0 Lal Teer Comfit Composite 11-1 Ipdc Securex 6-1 Le Meridien Ascent Group 4-0 Multimode Banglacat 3-1 Energypac Bando Design 6-1 Mtb Green Delta 11-1 General Electric Costa determined to rejoin Atletico • Reuters Chelsea striker Diego Costa is determined to rejoin former side Atletico Madrid despite the La Liga club subject to a transfer ban preventing them from registering players until January. Costa has not played for Chelsea since the FA Cup final in May, following which he claims manager Antonio Conte sent him a text telling him he was not in his plans for the new season. The Brazilian-born Spain international, who joined Chelsea from Atletico in 2014, has accused the Premier League club of treating him like a “criminal” and has said he was willing to see out the remaining two years of his deal unpaid in Brazil. “My destination is already set,” Costa was quoted as saying by Brazilian newspaper O Globo. “I must return to Atletico next season.” The situation is complicated by the fact that Atletico are currently banned from signing players in this window although a loan deal would be possible. The club have been handed a two-window Fifa transfer ban for signing minors. •
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