Jakarta: A last gasp strike from captain Jamal Bhuiyan steered Bangladesh
to grab a crucial solitary goal victory against Qatar to advance into the
last 16 of the ongoing Asian Games football at the Patriot Chandrabaga Stadium,
Jakarta Palembag.
The result sent the Unai Melgosa led Qatar packing after finishing bottom of
the group with only one point to their credit.
Uzbekistan have already sealed their position with nine points from three
victories while Thailand are now in third position with two points.
The top two teams from each of the six groups and the four best third-place
finishers will go through.
In the day’s other match, Uzbekistan beat Thailand by 1-0 goal scored by
Zabikhillo Urinboev in the 17th minute.
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