Midfielder Nazmul Huday Faysal scored four goals as Bangladesh crushed Macau 7-0 to earn their second consecutive win in the AFC Under-17 Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers at the Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday.聽
Apart from Faysal鈥檚 quadruple, super-sub duo Md Manik scored twice while Rifat Kazi struck the other one to take their side in third place of the five-team Group B table with six points from three games. 聽
Saiful Bari Titu鈥檚 charges went to the break with a solitary goal lead, with captain Faysal opening the account in the 40th minute.聽
Manik doubled the margin in the 66th minute before Rifat made it 3-0 in the 71st minute, and Manik completed his brace in the 74th minute. Faysal smashed the remaining three goals in the 75th, 81st, and 83rd minutes.
Bangladesh will play their final group game against group leaders Afghanistan at the same venue on Sunday. 聽
Bangladesh started their campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Cambodia before defeating the Philippines by the same margin in their second game.聽
With Friday鈥檚 win, Bangladesh have kept their hopes alive of finishing in the top two places from the group as 10 group winners, and the five best runners-up of the competition will qualify for the finals in Saudi Arabia.聽
Bottom-placed Macau are out of the finals race after losing all four games, while the Philippines, who will play Cambodia on Sunday, also suffered the same fate with one win and two losses in their previous聽games.