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More resolute in defeat

Sports Reporter
Having spent a sleepless night following the heartbreaking defeat against Malaysia in the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, the dejected hooters left their hotel yesterday morning to prepare for the upcoming domestic season as well as come back stronger in their next international assignments.
Stony faces were enough evidence of how shocked the players were despite coming so close to the title and the disappointment, according to the players, will not be erased easily from their memories.
At the same time, the hooters believed that they had gained a lot of confidence from the way they bounced back after going 2-0 down and it would help them put up good performance in the next international assignment.
"To be honest, I had a sleepless
night and thought we could have stopped the tears of the players and spectators had we clinched the title. We are sorry to the nation because we could not meet their expectation,' said right-back Raihan Hasan before leaving the hotel.
"Before the corner, [Zahid Hasan] Emily bhai told us all that if we could thwart this one, we would win the game, but we could not do it. I still can't believe myself and can't accept this defeat," said winger Sohel Rana.
"After being ruled out, I tried to console myself that we would win the trophy. However, I think the way we came back into the game will help us a lot in future," said Hemanta Vincent Biswas.
Goalkeeper Shahidul Alam Sohel might be carrying more pain than the other players as he failed to stop the header from Faizat.
"I could have stopped the header only if it came to me where I stood
under the post; otherwise it was not possible," said Sohel. "I came out of the post to block the flying ball in order to take the game into extra-time, but nothing went in the right direction."
Having accepted the outcome of the final, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin said that he was happy the way the boys staged the comeback and enthralled the spectators.
"It is not a matter of becoming the champions or not. I am happy to see the sporting atmosphere after a long time, and most importantly everyone enjoyed the quality of performance Bangladesh put up. Overall we had a very successful tournament," said the BFF boss, adding that they would hold the next Bangabandhu Gold Cup in January next year.
Salahuddin is eager to capitalise on the enthusiasm of the spectators by keeping themselves busy with domestic and international tournaments round the year.