Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Abdul Samad scored five minutes from the end of normal time as Pakistan beat Bangladesh 1-0 in the semi-finals of the SAFF Championship at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

Pakistan reached the SAFF Championship final for the first time and will face India on Tuesday. India beat Bhutan 2-1 in the first semi-final earlier in the day.

The defeat ended Bangladesh's bid for their first final appearance since 2005, when they beat Pakistan in the semi-finals in Karachi.

In the 85th minute, Bangladesh goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan Srabon's throw after receiving the ball in his box landed at the feet of Samad, who rifled it into the net with his left foot, silencing the home crowd.

Srabon had had a good game up until then...