Bashundhara Kings clinched the Challenge Cup title with a dramatic comeback from behind. Valery Tita's team won the first trophy of the season by defeating Mohammedan 3-1. The Tapu-Sads were overjoyed at such a victory.
That's why Tapu Burman, who scored the equalizing goal at the end of the match at Kings Arena, said, 'This match was important for us. Because we lost three matches in Bhutan. We couldn't score any points there. It was a pressure match for us.'
Tapu thinks that it could have been more than three goals, 'Mohammedan always plays well. They are strong opponents. After conceding the first goal, we were under pressure at the end of the first half. From that point of view, after going into the second half, I think we controlled the match. The three goals we scored, I think we could have scored more, we created a few more open chances. This win is important for us. This win will give us a lot of confidence in the upcoming Premier League and Federation Cup. We gave feedback with this match.'
King's captain Tapu got the goal after many days. This defender also explained the reason why he asked everyone to be quiet after scoring a goal, 'I got a goal after a year and a half. Earlier I got a goal against Chittagong Abahani in the league. There was a lot of noise here, I could hear it too, a lot of noise I don't want to explain. That's the case for me, so I celebrated (silence) this way. It's my first goal of the season. This goal is something special for me. My son's birthday was on November 15, I want to dedicate the goal to him.'
Tapu's performance in the national team was nothing short of extraordinary. Raising the issue, Tapu said, 'You are not satisfied with my performance. But these things happen in football. Don't make those mistakes in the days to come. You have to learn from mistakes. I always try to learn. I think about how to keep myself fitter and better. You see Ronaldo, Messi never thinks about the past. Thinking about the future. I think so too. How can I stay fit, perform better for the country, I think about that.'
