Bangladesh women’s football team vowed to give their best effort when they take on reigning champions India in their second group match in the 3rd Saff Women’s Championship at Jinnah Football Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. The match kicks off at 3:30pm and PTV will telecast the game live.
Bangladesh might be confident after a flying start to the tournament, having crushed Afghanistan 6-1 last Thursday, but today’s scenario will be different against the strongest side of the tournament. India are not only the defending champions but they also won the inaugural edition in 2010.
Bangladesh, however, can take heart from their recent form. Despite losing 2-1 against India in the recently concluded AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2015 Qualifiers in Dhaka, Bangladesh put up a courageous display.
Bangladesh’s Japanese coach Norio Tsukitate is confident that his side will exhibit better football than the previous game against the Afghans. “We will do our best and try to play better than the first match.”
Assistant coach Golam Rabbani Choton notified that two players are injury worries going into the crucial match against India. Maynu Marma and Krishna Rani Sarkar, who slammed a hattrick on her debut against Afghanistan, are both suffering from muscle cramps.
On the eve of the game, Bangladesh skipper Suinu pru Marma said, “It is a very big match for both the teams. We will be up against a strong challenge. We will give full effort and try our best to get points from this match. Also we will give more effort than the first match.”