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Afghans or Bangladeshis?

Sports Reporter
With surprise pack Afghanistan sitting on the top of Group C qualifiers of the AFC Challenge Cup, it is confirmed that another South Asian nation will join the tournament proper, the 8-team finals to be held in south Indian city Hyderabad from July 30-August 10.
Whether it would be the rankoutsiders Afghans or Bangladesh will only be known after today's last group game between Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan.
Bangladesh will be put to the test against a team that would be desperate to salvage some pride. Hosts Kyrgyzstan, shocked 0-1 by Afghanistan on Wednesday, are already out of contention after their first game but will look to find a consolation win at the Spartak Stadium in Bishkek.
Although the home side will have only academic interest in the match that kicks off at 5.30 pm local and Bangladesh time, the South Asians must win at least 2-1 to topple Afghanistan -- on four points compared to Bangladesh's one--and qualify for the finals.
In case Bangladesh win 1-0, a toss will decide the group winners.
Although coach Abu Yusuf and his boys were blasted following a goalless draw with lowly' Afghanistan in the three-team group opener, it now seems a satisfactory result considering the Central Asians' defeat in their own backyard.
Kyrgyzstan, however, reportedly looked shattered after their loss despite dominating the whole show and Bangladesh must bank on that weakness if the hosts show any in the group finale.
Yusuf, being a good match reader, must have chalked out a
plan that could be effective as it had been against Afghanistan, in the sense that Bangladesh escaped with a draw against a very combative and improving side than the war-tom nation we knewpreviously.
“The Afghans' tactics was to disrupt our game, so we were not very tidy in the field." Yusuf told over telephone yesterday.
"I have seen their game against Kyrgyzstan and the hosts rush to fast and also use the long-ball strategy'. If we can recover the first blast and play our natural game, we would be able to beat Kyrgyzstan," added Yusuf.
Bangladesh will be without defender Saikat, who was sent off seconds before the final whistle against Afghanistan and centre-back Ariful Islam is expected to take his place. The other change Yusuf is likely to bring in an otherwise unchanged side is Mamun in place ol defensive midfielder Sharu.
"We don't want to let down our spectators and will try hard to beat Bangladesh in the final game," Kyrgyzstan coach Nematjan Zakirov had warned after losing to the .Afghans.
His side will have an edge as the Kyrgyz blanked Bangladesh 3-0 in the two sides' only previous meeting . in the Nehru Cup in India last year.