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Nepal takes on B'desh Monday

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KATHMANDU, Aug 23: As home team Nepal will take on Bangladesh in the First SAFF U-19 Championship on Monday, the outcome will determine the winner of Group A as both the teams have secured their berth in the semifinals.

The match between host Nepal and Bangladesh will be played at artificial turf of the ANFA Complex, Satdobato, in Lalitpur at 15:30 NST.Both the teams have already advanced in the last four with win over Bhutan in their first matches.

Nepal beat Bhutan 3-1 in the inaugural match on Thursday, while Bangladesh produced 2-0 result against the same opponent.

However, as both the teams have three points from a match, Monday's match will be crucial for the both sides as winner will meet Group B runner-up in the semifinals, while runner-up will face Group B winner.

"We want to advance into the last four as a Group A winner so we are confident of winning tomorrow's {Monday} match against Bangladesh," said Nepal coach BalGopalMaharjan.

Coach Maharjan said that his side will play an improved game against Bangladesh than Bhutan.

"Despite having trained in the artificial turf, we failed to put up good show against Bhutan, however we will come with more improved game against Bangladesh," added coach Maharjan, who also said that his side is positive as well.

He also informed that there could be some changes in the squad for the vital match.

BimalGhartiMagar had scored a hat-trick against Bhutan in the opener to secure Nepal's win.

Meanwhile, after winning against Bhutan, Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari Titu had commented his side will also improve in the coming matches.



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