Friendly match today
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh's Under-23 football team will play their last preparation match today ahead of their Olympic pre-qualifiers against Hong Kong when they take on visiting Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC of Korea. The exhibition match, which kicks off at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 5pm, will be telecast live by Bangladesh Television. Abu Yusuf's boys will host Hong Kong on February 7 while the away game is slated for February 14. For the Koreans, who play in the N-League, the match is also part of preparation for the coming season. Coach Yusuf said yesterday that he will use the opportunity to fine tune the side for their 'big match'. "The game against Hong Kong is important so we will try to implement all the things we want to do in the qualifiers in this match. It will also help me get my final eleven," told Yusuf. "They are on a pre-season preparation tour, which makes certain how serious they are. They must be a good team but I believe that my players will not lose before the match starts. Although everything about football looks dull here, I am not hopeless and I want to prove that we can play good football," said the former national footballer whose side drew with Mohammedan 2-2 a few days ago. The Koreans, who won a game and drew another in Indonesia on way to Dhaka, will play their final preparation games in China.
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