The hosts squandered a golden opportunity halfway through the first half. Hemanta Vincent Biswas broke through the left and cut it back in front of the Bahrain goal, but Mithun Chowdhury failed to make contact.In the 45th minute, Shahidul tried to bring down Salim Adel’s cross but mishandled it, allowing Ebrahim Alhooti to head it into the back of the Bangladesh net.Having conceded the goal, Bangladesh produced a number of chances in the second half but could not make them count.Bangladesh came closest to an equaliser in the 52nd minute when Shakawat Hossain Rony flung himself to head Mithun’s low cross but was denied by the woodwork.bdnews24.com
