Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Substitute Mohammad Ibrahim scored in the 69th minute as Bangladesh beat Bhutan 1-0 in their opening match of the SAFF Championship at the National Stadium on Thursday.

Ibrahim, who came on midway through the second half, scored from close range after Shamit Shome's header from a cross looped up in front of goal.

The win put Bangladesh on top of Group A.

Bhutan have no points, and Sri Lanka have yet to play. Each team plays two group matches, with the top two going through to the semi-finals.Bangladesh were without captain Topu Barman, who was injured during the warm-up.

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