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Highlights and goals of Bhutan 0-2 Sri Lanka in Friendly Match
Sri Lanka's victory to say goodbye to this March break where they have not known defeat
Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure being with all of you, see you again!
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Sri Lanka beats Bhutan 2-0
⏱️ 90+3'
Good intervention by the Bhutan goalkeeper, Tshering Dendup, who came on in the second half and prevented Sri Lanka's third goal after a one-on-one
⏱️ 90'
Six minutes of stoppage time
⏱️ 88'
Free kick for Bhutan where goalkeeper Sujan Perera took a good hand to deflect the ball into a corner.
⏱️ 85'
Sri Lanka's third was close to arriving after a good cross where two teammates did not understand each other and ended up getting in each other's way. By the way, Suresh is going to enter the field.
🔃 82'
Triple change in the Sri Lanka team. There is also a change in the goal
⏱️ 78'
The corner kick in favor of Sri Lanka ended with a powerful shot from outside the area by Kurukulasuriya, which went wide.
🔃 74'
There is now a double change in the Sri Lankan ranks. The coach seeks to refresh the eleven
⏱️ 71'
Another attack by Bhutan. Cross that clears the Sri Lanka defense for a corner.
⏱️ 67'
Chencho Gyeltshen had a good chance, but a Sri Lankan defender dived to the ground to end the chance.
🔃 62'
Changes in the Bhutan team, which makes two changes
⏱️ 58'
Powerful pass from Pema Dhendup, which does not reach anyone and there will be a goal kick
54' ⚽ GOOOOAALLL
GOAL FROM SRI LANKA.
They couldn't score in the one-on-one, but he was attentive to Oliver Kelaart's second goal, who scored the second goal for the Sri Lankan team.
⏱️ 49'
Header from Razeek, who took a good hand from Gurung to deflect the ball for a corner
46' ⚽ GOOOOOAAALL
GOAL BY SRI LANKA.
Dillon Da Silva scores the first goal for the Sri Lankan team at the start of the second half
⏱️ 46'
THE SECOND PART BEGINS
HALF TIME
The first 45 minutes ended with a goalless tie. Few arrivals and a lot of equality on the playing field
⏱️ 45'
We enter injury time. There will be two more minutes
⏱️ 42'
We enter the last minutes of the first half
⏱️ 38'
Good cut by Jason Thayaparan to stop the attack of the Bhutan team
⏱️ 34'
The center was touched by Kurukulasuriya and therefore there will be a corner in favor of Sri Lanka
⏱️ 30'
Half an hour of play and we have no goals on the scoreboard
⏱️ 26'
Tshelthrim Namgyel was trying to advance, but the referee signaled a foul on the Bhutan player in attack
⏱️ 22'
Jude Supan has been left lying down after suffering a blow. Although it seems that the defender will be able to continue on the green
⏱️ 18'
Good attack now from Bhutan, which ends up clearing the ball from the Sri Lankan defense
⏱️ 15'
Lateral throw in favor of Sri Lanka with a center towards Da Silva who narrowly missed it
⏱️ 11'
It is the Sri Lanka team that is taking the initiative in this start of the match
⏱️ 8'
Oliver James Kelaart created danger again after heading a cross, but it was centered into the hands of goalkeeper Hari Gurung
⏱️ 4' UYYYY
Sri Lanka's first was about to arrive with the powerful throw-in that Kelaart headed onto the crossbar.
⏱️ 1'
STARTS THE MATCH. The first possession of the match is for the Sri Lanka National Team
ALL READY
The national anthems of both teams are played before the match starts
Substitutes Bhutan
T. Dendup G. Zangpo J. Wangchuk J. Seltob Dorji K. Chetrim L. Chogyal K. Tshering Tsenda Dorji Nyenda Yoesel Kinley Gyeltshen J. Dorji
Sri Lanka Substitutes
To be confirmed
XI Bhutan
This is the eleven they have chosen for this friendly meeting
They are already warming up
The two teams already have their players warming up in training prior to the match. About 20 minutes left for the match to start
XI Sri Lanka
This is the eleven they choose for their second friendly match of this national team break
FIFA Ranking
The Bhutan National Team is in 184th place in the FIFA ranking with 913.02. On the other hand, Sri Lanka occupies number 204 with 822.03 points.
Be careful with this information
Since 2021, the Sri Lankan team has not won a match. It was last November against Bangladesh in a friendly match
Both teams arrive
We already have the teams from Bhutan and Sri Lanka in the stadium ready for the start of the game
Sri Lanka's last five matches
Sri Lanka 0-0 Papua New Guinea | Friendly Match: March 22, 2024
Sri Lanka 1-1 Yemen | 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: October 17, 2023
Yemen 3-0 Sri Lanka | 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: October 12, 2023
Maldives 1-0 Sri Lanka | Asian Cup Qualifiers: June 14, 2022
Sri Lanka 0-2 Thailand | Asian Cup Qualifiers: June 11, 2022
Bhutan's last five matches
Central African Republic 6-0 Bhutan | Friendly Match: March 22, 2024
Bhutan 2-0 Hong Kong | 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: October 17, 2023
Hong Kong 4-0 Bhutan | 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: October 12, 2023
Macau 0-1 Bhutan | Friendly Match: September 6, 2023
Bhutan 1-3 Bangladesh | SAFF Championship: June 28, 2023
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This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 09:15 hours
Bolivia: 08:15 hours
Brazil: 08:15 hours
Chile: 09:15 hours
Colombia: 08:15 hours
Ecuador: 08:15 hours
United States: 11:15 a.m. PT and 2:15 p.m. ET
Mexico: 09:15 hours
Paraguay: 09:15 hours
Peru: 09:15 hours
Uruguay: 12:15 p.m.
Venezuela: 08:15 hours
Japan: 09:15 a.m.
India: 18:15
Nigeria: 01:15 a.m.
South Africa: 10:15pm
Australia: 22:15 hours
United Kingdom ET: 11:15 p.m.
Watch out for this Sri Lankan player
Dillon De Silva, a 21-year-old right winger who plays in England in the National League with Wealdstone. He has only 12 caps for the Sri Lankan senior national team where he has scored one goal and assisted one goal.
Watch out for this player from Bhutan
Chencho Gyeltshen, a 27-year-old striker who plays in the Indonesian second division with the Sriwijaya club. He has six goals and two assists in 17 matches this season. While with his national team, he is currently the captain and has scored ten goals in 32 internationals.
News - Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka played only two matches in 2023 where they played the first phase to be in the 2026 World Cup and in the first round they were eliminated. They had to face Yemen in a play-off where they lost 3-0 in the first leg and drew 1-1 in the second leg. In their first match of the 2024 World Cup, they played a friendly match in which they played a goalless draw against Papua New Guinea.
News - Bhutan
They bid farewell to 2023 with bad news as they failed to advance out of the first round of Asian World Cup qualifiers. Despite winning 2-0 in the second leg they ended up being eliminated by Hong Kong with a 4-2 aggregate score. They did not have a good start to the year either, as in their first match of 2024, despite it being a friendly, they were thrashed 6-0 by Central African Republic.
Background
A total of five times the two teams have met, with Sri Lanka winning on three occasions and Bhutan winning twice. No duel between these two teams has ended in a draw. The last time they met was nine years ago, March 2015 in the World Cup qualifiers where Bhutan managed to come away with a 2-1 victory.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Race Course International Stadium, a stadium located in the United Kingdom, which was built in 1807 and has a capacity for 12,600 spectators.
Preview of the match
Bhutan and Sri Lanka will meet this Monday, March 25, 2024, in a friendly match.
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