Bangladesh lost to Maldives in the first match. Tapu-Sadra took revenge today. Johnny and Papon's goal difference beat Maldives 2-1. As soon as the referee's final whistle blew, Rakib Hossain started dancing with Papon, the winning goal scorer, on his shoulders. There was joy after scoring a goal on the field. Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera also breathed a sigh of relief.
At the end of the match, the Spanish coach said, 'The attitude we played in the first match, I think there was not much difference in our attitude in the second match. Same plan, same approach to attack. In the beginning we suffered a little, there was a little lack of vitality in the face of pressure. That happened in the first match as well. But we still attacked in the same way, in the second half the boys showed their breed. Those who are here, nobody believed (the team will win), they criticized after the first match, but we all believed, we will win.'
While distinguishing the two matches, the coach said, 'Didn't you see our excellent football in the first match? I think we played better in the second match than in this match. I created more opportunities that day than today. We went down with the same attitude, vigor, mentality. You only want to criticize this party, which is completely unfair.'
Kabarera also said that the victory is a relief, 'Of course it is a relief. We could have won the first match. Of course it's a relief. Everyone in the team wanted to win. We needed to win. We knew we could win with these guys.'
