Sheikh Morsalin, a forward for Bangladesh, scored a long-range screamer to rescue a 1-1 draw against Lebanon in a World Cup Qualifier game at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Tuesday. He said that his goal was always to get the win.
In place of banned forward Rakib Hossain, Morsalin was put in the starting eleven, and he scored from outside the box just five minutes after Majed Osman broke the tie to give Lebanon the lead.
“My goal wasn’t to tie the game; it was to win it.” “I’m happy with my goal, and I think all of the players did a good job today, which is why we beat the odds,” Morsalin said.
After getting drunk on the team’s way back from Maldives after an AFC Cup game, the 18-year-old was kicked off the national team along with four other players before the pre-qualifiers against Maldives. He had been suspended from the club for the incident.
“Yes, I missed two games with the team, but my goal was to give it my all.” Our goal for today was to give more than that. Even though I tried my best, I did mess up sometimes. He said, “I will try to fix those mistakes in the future.”
Bangladesh was missing forward Rakib Hossain, who has been a key player for the men in red and green in the scoring department. It was up to Morsalin to shine. The forward scored one goal, but Bangladesh was left feeling bad because he missed a couple of easy chances to give the home team a memorable win.
“After our best player, Rakib Hossain, got suspended, we were under some pressure, but we tried to shake it off and leave the pitch with a win.” “Thank God we have a point,” he said.
But Javier Cabrera, the head coach of Bangladesh, didn’t want to think about the missed chances. He said he was content with a point.
To ask about his misses in this situation is silly. Everyone on the team, including Shakil Ahmed and Isa Faisal, played well defence. “Everyone did a great job,” Cabrera said.
“One point is enough for us, and we were sure we could get more today.” To reach our goals, we need to have more faith in ourselves. We need to set bigger goals for ourselves. They worked hard and showed what they could do, so I’m happy with them, he said.
In March 2024, Bangladesh’s next game is against Palestine.