Dhaka, May 16 -- Bangladesh have squeezed past Nepal with a narrow 2-1 victory in the semi-final of the SAFF Under-19 Championship, thanks to two second-half goals in the space of seven minutes.

After struggling to break the deadlock for 73 minutes, goals from Ashikur Rahman and skipper Nazmul Huda Faysal drove the men in red and green to the victory at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in India's Arunachal Pradesh on Friday.

On Sunday, Bangladesh will take on the winner of the other semifinal between India and the Maldives, according to bdnews24.com.

Nepal created the majority of the opportunities towards the start, keeping the Bangladesh defence under pressure.

After the break, Nepal survived a scare when defender Madan Paudel cleared the ...