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Emily again,

but this time hosts win

ATIQUE ANAM from Rajshahi
Zahid Hassan Emily's 18th international goal gave Bangladesh a 1-0 win against Sri Lanka at the Liberation War Memorial Stadium in Rajshahi yesterday as the hosts clinched the two-match SS Steel FIFA International Friendly Series 1-0. The 28-year-old striker, who had scored the only goal in the 1-1 draw against the same opposition in Jessore on Friday, scored the decisive goal from the spot in the 4th minute.
Interim head coach Saifril BariTitu made two changes to the starting eleven from the side that played in Jessore. Defender Ariful Islam and forward Mithun Chowdhury made way for regular starters Jamal Bhuiyan and Sohel Rana in the midfield. Centre-back Nasiruddin Chowdhury, who was used as a holding midfielder in the first match, went back to his usual position.
The changed line-up made a brisk start and earned two corners within the first three minutes. The first corner, curled in by skipper Mamunul Islam, was powerfully headed by Emily, but was cleared off the line by defender S Kumara. A minute later, yet another corner paved the way for the penalty. Mamunul's darting run from a few yards outside box was cut short just inside by a lunging tackle from Sri Lanka midfielder N Roshan.
Emily stepped up and calmly slotted the ball at the left corner of the net as 'keeper Sujan Perera dived the other way, sending some 25,000 spectators into wild celebration.
Bangladesh continued to invade the Sri Lankan half, but the intensity waned after the first twenty minutes, just like the previous game. The Lankans, unable to match the hosts' high-pressing football, resorted to counter-attacking tactics, with long and diagonal balls to feed their three forwards. One such counter-attack caught the Bangladesh defence napping and almost brought a disaster in the 28th minute.
Sri Lanka skipper Chaturanga Sanjeewa raced on to the ball, with Bangladesh defenders nowhere in sight. Goalkeeper Rasel Mahmud Liton stepped forward and made a dreadfill challenge on Sanjeewa just outside the danger zone. The goalkeeper's action might have earned him a red card another day, but referee Mizanur Rahman thought it only deserved a yellow and awarded a free-kick to Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh have been poor in defending set-pieces in recent times and if it was not for the crossbar, Roshan's curling effort would have earned his side the equaliser and two free-kick goals in two matches for the midfielder.
Despite the fright, the hosts continued to dominate the game, but were dealt a blow right before the end of the first half as Mamunul pulled a thigh muscle and had to be replaced by Mithun.
The hosts started the second half as briskly as the first and crosses from both flanks, inside the first 10 minutes, opened up two scoring opportunities for Emily, who was awful with his headers on both occasions. Chances kept coming for the other forwards too.
Mithun failed to connect a Tapu Barman cross from inside the six-yard box before Zahid Hossain tried his luck to beat the out-of-position Lankan goalie from a distance. The nippy winger, who was a constant threat to the Lankan defence, was taken off in the 82nd minute to a standing ovation from the Rajshahi crowd. A few more hopeful efforts from the Bangladesh players failed to find the target, but they seemed happy to take the series 1-0, which broke their five-match winless streak.