Nepal beat Bangladesh 2-1 in SAFF Football

Holders Nepal kept their SAFF U18 championship race alive as they beat Ten men Bangladesh by 2-1 goals in their must win match held on Monday at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.

Bangladesh was reduced to ten man as Biswanath Ghosh was shown double yellow cards in the 53rd minute, reports BSS.

In the day's match, Nepal took early lead through their striker Abhisek Rijal in the 22nd minute while Bangladesh fought back in the match to restored the parity as Al Amin scored the equalizer in the 30th minute.

Nepal sealed the victory scoring the second goal in the 80th minute of the match.

Bangladesh, fresh from their extraordinary wins, one against India and the other one against the Maldives, junior Tigers are remained their previous credit of six points from three matches while Nepal also bagged six points playing the same number of outings.

Bangladesh will play their last match against Bhutan on September 27.