Football before the end of cricket in Sylhet

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The position of the two teams is close in the FIFA ranking.  Bangladesh 192, Seychelles 199.  The first of the two-match series between these two countries will begin today at the Sylhet District Stadium at 3:45 PM.  Football starts there before cricket ends.  The tournament was supposed to be a three-nation tournament.  The two countries are now limited to two FIFA friendlies as Brunei withdraws.

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 Bangladesh team held a conditioning camp in Saudi Arabia.  Jamal Bhuiyara drew 1-1 in two warm-up matches with Madinah's Uhud FC and Africa's Malabi.  In the pre-match press conference against Seychelles, Bangladesh team coach Javier Cabrera said, "Our goal is to win both matches.  It won't be easy.  We want to be consistent.

 I want to reflect the way I practiced in Saudi here. Kabrera added, "We should be more serious about these two matches.  We need to win both matches.  Our main aim is to play well in front of the home crowd.  Make them proud.  Then clear, World Cup selection.  I want everyone's support.

 Winning is the main goal for the coach, 'Our only goal is to win.  It doesn't matter who scored or how the margin of victory was.  Even if we win 1-0 I will be happy.  It's not just winning, it's how you win that matters.  Besides winning, I also want good performance.

 Graves are praising the opponent.  He informed them, "Seychelles cannot be looked down upon even if they are amateurs."  They beat Comoros, a team 70 places above.  So Seychelles is a small group, it is

 don't believe  They are physically strong.  There are quite a few in the attack who can make the difference.

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