Bangladesh U12 national football team emerged champions in the plate round of the Super Mokh Cup 2015 by crushing Malaysian side CIMB-YFA 3-0 in the final at May Bank Academy field in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
However, the immediate seniors, the U13s, suffered a 1-3 defeat to Thai side Buriram United on the same day to finish as plate runners-up in their respective category at National Sports Council Center.
The U13 kids, who tasted success against Brazilian club Corinthians and Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on their way to the final, finished their Mokh Cup campaign at sixth place out of 20 teams. The U12 side was ranked ninth.
Topu put the Bangladesh U12s ahead in the opening half before Arafat and Mehedi added one apiece in the second half to seal the victory. On the other hand, it was U13’s Zihan who initially handed the advantage to his side but the Thais came back strongly and snatched the game after the breather.
The jubilant kids will return home today.
