Bangladesh defeats the Maldives in an exciting 2-1 comeback

Bangladesh's 2024 international campaign came to a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Maldives on Saturday.

Despite falling down for a large portion of the game, the hosts put up a strong show to recover from a close 1-0 loss in their opening match.

Bangladesh's late goal in extra time sealed the victory in what turned out to be an exciting match.

In the 23rd minute, Ali Fasir took advantage of a defensive blunder by Bangladesh to give the Maldives the lead.