Sri Lanka into semi-finals; joins India, Nepal & Bangladesh

Sri Lanka defeated Maldives 1-0 to book a place in the semi-finals of the SAFF U17 Championship 2022 at the Racecourse Stadium.

After being heavily defeated 5-1 against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka needed a win or a draw against Maldives to advance into the semi-final. Sri Lanka scored the only goal in the game in the 10^th minute after Mohamed Mufas pounced on a mistake by goalkeeper Razeef Mohamed, off a Fazul Rahuman free-kick, for an easy tap-in.

Sri Lanka missed a few chances towards the end but managed to preserve the lead and make it into the semi-final against Nepal.

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Sri Lanka v Bangladesh

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 5-1 in matchday one of the championship. Bangladesh led 2-0 at half time with goals from Rubel Shaikh and Mursed Ali. Ali added another in the 75^th minute before Yasser Sharfraz pulled one goal back for Sri Lanka in the 77^th minute to make it 3-1.

However, Sirajul Rana made it 4-1 in the 79^th minute and Nazim Uddin added the 5^th in the 90+2^nd minute.

Other Results

Bhutan 0 – 3 India
Bangladesh 5 – 0 Maldives
Nepal 2 – 1 Bhutan
India 1 – 3 Nepal

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