AFC Challenge Cup Group A Points Table

Matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points
Myanmar 3-3-0-0-7-1-9
Bangladesh 3-2-0-1-5-2-6
Cambodia 3-1-0-2-2-3-3
Macau 3-0-0-3-1-9-0

Bangladesh Football midfilder Zahid running for goal to beat Macau

Bangladesh produced the kind of performance one would expect from a set of professionals against the amateurs of Macau in their final AFC Challenge Cup Group-A qualifying match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

And after the final whistle it was a satisfying result indeed. A 3-0 win for Bangladesh’s Brazilian coach Dido and a passage into the final round of the championship next year as the best runners-up ahead of Maldives, who finished second from Group-B but lost the battle of goal difference against Bangladesh. Continue Reading

Cambodia beat Macau by the odd goal in three in their second AFC Challenge Cup Group-A qualifying match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Cambodia’s victory in the battle of two lightweights lifted their image to some extent after their 1-0 defeat at the hands of the hosts Bangladesh on Monday. Continue Reading

Macau take on Cambodia today at 3:30pm at Banga Bondhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Myanmar vs Maccu AFC 2009

Myanmar got off to a flying start in the Group A qualifiers with a 4-0 thrashing of Macau at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Continue Reading

[Raihan Mahmood] All the three visiting football teams of the AFC Challenge Cup group A qualifiers expressed the confidence that they would win the group, at the official press meet on Saturday. Surprisingly, all of them downplayed the difficulties of playing in the searing heat and said that they are accustomed to it. Continue Reading