Sports Reporter //

With the addition of Hamza Chowdhury to the red-green team, Bangladesh has become the most expensive football team in South Asia. Although it is far behind India in the rankings, Hamza’s influence was clear in the Bangladesh camp. In the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Shillong, Bangladesh used that influence to create scoring opportunities from the beginning to the last minute. But Javier Cabrera’s team missed one opportunity after another and drew goalless.

Bangladesh created a goal opportunity within 30 seconds of the match against India. Hamza made a long pass, but the Indian defender failed to block it. The ball went to the Indian goalkeeper. But Shahriar Emon received his wrong pass in the gap. He shot at the empty goal, but it went out of the net.

Bangladesh dominated the first half and created four scoring opportunities. Three of which could have been scored from attacks. Forward Rakib made the same mistake after Emon’s miss in the first half. Hamza’s corner was saved by the Indian goalkeeper.

He took the shot but Bangladesh jumped and blocked it. Rakib got the ball in the gap. But due to the weak shot, it was not a goal. In addition, Bangladesh got a great opportunity to score a goal with a header on Morsalin’s cross. Cabrera’s team could not use that either. Bangladesh also created opportunities in the second half. Especially in the last minute, the Indian goalkeeper turned back the shot taken with great skill from outside the box. Bangladesh also blew the ball over the post in the last minute.

Hamza did his job properly on his debut. He did not let India attack. Sunil Chhetri returned after Hamza decided to play for the Bangladesh team. Hamza was responsible for marking the Indian striker. Sunil could not create any opportunities by fooling him.

Besides, Hamza, who has experience playing in the Premier League, did not lose a single duel on the field. The opposing players could not take a single ball from him. On the contrary, every time Hamza went to the ball fight, he won. Although he made some great tackles, they were flawless. The referee did not get a chance to call a foul or give a card. He took a smart corner kick. However, Jamal Bhuiyan did not take the field on the day of Hamza’s debut. It is known that he has a minor hamstring injury.

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