Bangladesh suffered a 4-1 defeat to the Central African Republic in the E-tier final of the FIFA U-15 World Cup Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan today (Friday).

The eight-a-side match was played over two 20-minute halves, with the Central African Republic taking control early.

Mohy opened the scoring for the African side in the 14th minute before Panel doubled the lead just two minutes later. Bangladesh went into the interval trailing 2-0.

Bangladesh tried to fight back after the break, with Takib reducing the deficit in the third minute of the second half. However, Mohi restored the two-goal cushion in the 26th minute before completing his hat-trick in the 39th minute to seal a 4-1 victory.