Posted on 30 April 2009 by FootballFan

Bangladesh Football National Team
Bangladesh defeated Macau 3-0 on Sunday and qualified for the AFC Challenge Cup final round as the best runners-up of the four groups. Bangladesh are level with Maldives on three points but they advanced to the final round having a better goal difference. Bangladesh join India, DPR Korea, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar in the final round. The final round will be played either in February 2010 or May 2010. Continue Reading
Posted on 30 April 2009 by FootballFan
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
Posted on 30 April 2009 by FootballFan
Myanmar finished as champions of Group-A by winning their third and final match against Cambodia (1-0) in the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers Group-A at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
The game went into injury time at 0-0 when Myanmar midfielder Myo Min Tun brilliantly lobbed the ball into the box where striker Yaza Win Thein poked the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper to seal the match. Continue Reading
Posted on 28 April 2009 by FootballFan

Bangladesh midfielder Wali Faisal during their AFC Challenge Cup
Myanmar midfielder Pai Soe came off the bench to score a late brace to break Bangladesh hearts in their crucial AFC Challenge Cup qualifier at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
The super-sub produced two goals in the span of eight minutes as Myanmar cancelled out Enamul Haque’s early strike to secure a 2-1 victory over 10-man Bangladesh to brighten their chance of making the final-round berth as Group A champions. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 April 2009 by FootballFan

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
Posted on 25 April 2009 by FootballFan
[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