, June 10 -- Bangladesh found themselves trailing 1-0 to Singapore at halftime in Tuesday's match at the National Stadium.

Despite passionate home support that filled the venue with chants and celebratory atmosphere hours before kickoff, the hosts struggled to find their rhythm in a difficult opening 45 minutes.

Bangladesh, featuring debutant Shamit Som alongside key players Hamza Chowdhury and Fahamidul Islam, began the match assertively.

In the opening twenty minutes, Fahamidul and Shakil Ahad generated several scoring opportunities.

However, forward Rakib Hossain could not convert these chances. Singapore also created threats but failed to capitalize on early openings.

By the 30-minute mark, the score remained level.

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