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A warning for Manik

Sports Reporter
National football coach Shafiqul Islam Manik received a warning of what to come in the Merdeka Cup when his side lost their only warmup match for this month's international tournament in Malaysia.
A selected B. League side, mostly featuring players of Abahani, Mohammedan and Brothers Union, won yesterday's practice match 2-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with Abdul Baten Komol and Rezaul Karim Liton scoring in the second half.
Bangladesh, who open their campaign in Group B against Mozambique, will leave Dhaka after
midnight tonightfor Kuala Lumpur.
However, Manik, who is in for his first assignment as national coach, was not frustrated at the defeat.
"It was a practice match and the players were told not to play very seriously and avoid all sorts of injury' risks," said Manik who was happy with the team's first half performance.
"The eleven that started today is going to be my first choice in Malaysia unless there is any problem. I wanted check their resistance and they showed they are able to handle pressure.
"So the first 45 minutes looks positive tome."
Manik always says he needs aggressive fullbacks to make his favourite 5-3-2 system more attacking but neither Hassan Al Mamun
norWaly Faisal impressed much.
"Still I am not frustrated. There were some mistakes in the second half when I allowed the boys freedom," told Manik.
Waly, one of the three players to have played full 90 minutes yesterday, played a more attacking second half at the left flank while Zahid Hossain's at right introduction added more pace to the national team.
But it was proved again why Manik does not like a full attacking side as both Waly and Zahid's absence cost them two goals.
Abdullah Parvez lobbed the ball for Komol ten minutes after the break and the Mohammedan striker, dropped form the national side after the SAFF Championship,
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got the ball where he should have been guarded by Waly. Komol turned with the ball and evaded a charge by Sujan inside the box before thundcr-ingaleft-fooler into theroofofthe net
Biplab, who replaced Aminul at the national team goal after halftime, was similarly left helpless when substitute Liton, the Brothers midfielder who came in for B. League XI skipper Joy, drove the ball in from close in the 89th minute.
This time, Manik's side were unfortunate not to have a freekick when an overlapping Zahid was fouled by Maruf in the rival area. Maruf initiated the counter attack and Farashganj's foreign recruit Johnson ran down the left, dodged past Shuvra - probably the only weakling in Manik's array - to cut a low cross for to find an unmarked Liton to score.
The national team's only real chance came to Zahid, who took a
first-time shot on Wal/s crossfield pass but substitute custodian Tarek made a one-handed save for a comer.
The B. League XI were reduced to ten men after 76 minutes when Ripon as sent off for his second bookable offence.
Manik, who used two holding midfielders beside captain Matiur Munna, added that Arman Aziz and Pranotosh will have to improve for better penetration and keep the strikers feeding.
Apart from Nazrul, the national coach, who will face Myanmar and Vietnam in his next two group matches, fielded all 19 players.
STARTING LINEUPS
NATIONAL TEAM: Aminul, Hassan Al Mamun, Ariful, Rajani, Sujan, Waly, Pranotosh, Arman Aziz, Matiur Munna, Emily and Robin.
B. LEAGUE XI: Shakil, Sony, Wahid, Ripon, Nasir, Siraji, Joy, Maruf, Abdullah Parvez,Tapu and KomoL