Football: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh 1-0 in FIFA Friendly game

Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 1-0 in an International Friendly match played on Wednesday (30) at the Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari, Bangladesh. 

Striker Mohamed Fazal scored the winning goal in 10th minute and it was a long kick from 40 metres as Sri Lanka went on to secure a win after a long lapse.

Sri Lanka took a 1-0 lead in the first half and Bangladesh could not score through the entire game. 

Sri Lanka recorded this international victory after two years, their last win was against Nepal by 1-0 at the SAFF Championship held in India in 2015.

Over 40000 spectators were present to witness the match where the home team supporters were left broken hearted. 

"I am very happy about this result and we are very success in our plan to win the match. This is the first international victory under my coaching, now we can go ahead with a victorious mind and much confidently for the coming tournament. This is a good initiative for the SAFF Championship to be started on September 4 and this was very important for the both teams as a preparation for the SAFF tournament," said Sri Lankan Head Coach, Nizam Packeer Ali at the post match conference.

Goal scorer Mohamed Fazal said; "I am very happy for scoring the goal for my country to win the match and I am very happy about the huge crowd who gathered to watch the match."