DHAKA, Oct 25, 2024 (BSS)- Captain Nazmul Huda Faysal slammed a brilliant hat-trick as Bangladesh U-17 national football team registered their second successive win thrashing Macau by 7-0 goals in their third group match of the AFC Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers held today (Friday) at Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.

Apart from Faisal’s hat-trick with four goals in the 40th, 74th, 81st and 84th minutes, Md Manik and Md Rifat Kazi supported him with a lone goal each in the 65th, 71st minutes, while Tang Tin of Macau scored a suicidal goal in the 73rd minute in the one-sided affair.

With the day’s emphatic win, Saiful Bari Titu's men stayed in the fight of group runners-up race. The ten group champions and the top five runners-up from the qualifiers will play in the final round which will be held next year.

Bangladesh has secured six points from three matches from these qualifiers in Cambodia.

Earlier, Bangladesh suffered a lone goal defeat to host Cambodia in their group opening match but they bounced back to register a solitary goal win over Philippines in their second group match.

Bangladesh pitted in group B along with Afghanistan, Philippines, Macau and host Cambodia, will play their ultimate group match against Afghanistan on Sunday (October 27) at the same venue.

Bangladesh U-17 squad: Alif Rahman Imtiaz, Ismail Hossain Rakib, Tasin Saheb, Ikramul Islam, Abdul Riyad Fahim, Khlilur Rahman Anuar, Sheikh Sanhgram,  Sani Das, Md Raj, Mithu Chowdhury, Kamal Merdha, Nazmul Huda Faysal, Akash Ahmed, Mohammad Shofiq Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Sanjoy Tappo, Joy Ahmed, Murshed Ali, Md Manik, Md Rifat Kazi, Opu Rahman, Salah Uddin Sahed and Arham Islam.