Although there was hope that they would be able to draw in the second match of the tri-nation women's football series against European country Azerbaijan, they eventually left the field with a defeat.
The Bangladesh national women's football team lost 2-1 against Azerbaijan at the Dhaka National Stadium on Tuesday.
Earlier, Bangladesh lost 0-1 against Malaysia in the first match of the tri-nation series.
On the other hand, Azerbaijan won the tri-nation series with a 2-1 win over Bangladesh after winning 2-0 against Malaysia.
Team captain Zafarzadeh gave Azerbaijan the lead in the 19th minute of the match. Maria Manda equalized with a great volley in the 34th minute. In the 84th minute, Azerbaijan took advantage of the weakness of the defense to make the difference 2-1. Mani Ersa scored a goal from a cross from Yeliz from the left.
Azerbaijan's ranking is 74. Bangladesh's is 104. Despite being thirty steps ahead, Bangladesh is fighting on almost equal footing against the European teams.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
