Bangladesh U-17 ready for India challenge in final

BSS, Dhaka :

Spirited Bangladesh U-17 National Football looking forward to maintain their supremacy as they face defending champions India in the final match of SAFF U-17 Championship scheduled to be held at Racecourse ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka today.
The match kicks off at 6:30pm (Bangladesh Standard Time).

Both Bangladesh and India maintained their all win run in the tournament.
They beat Nepal and Sri Lanka by an identical margin of 4-0 to emerge group A champions.
The boys in red and green confirmed their spot of final defeating Pakistan 2-0 in the first semifinal.

India on the other hand, thashed Maldives 6-0 in their group opening match, beat Bhutan by 1-0 goal and defeated Pakistan by 3-2 goals.

The defending champions reached the final after beating Nepal 3-0 in the second semifinal match.
On the other hand, Pakistan beat Bhutan 4-0 in their group opening match, defeated Maldives 5-2 goals in their second match but lost to defending champions India by 3-2 goals in their last match of the group to finish group-B runners-up.

Bangladesh U-17 football team:
Alif Rahman Imtiaz, Tasin Saheb, Chandro Saha, Ikramul Islam, Azam Khan, Md Raj, Sabbir Islam, Shadat Hossain, Tarek Hossain, Ishan Habib Riduan, Kamal Merdha, Namul Huda Faisal (Captain), Md Manik, Rifat Kazi, Ashik, Opu Rahman, Ruhul Amin Akash, Akash Ahmed, Mohin Ahmmed, Md Arif, Bayzit Bostami, Mahin Miah Sojib and Akash Ahammad.