, May 11 -- Defending champions Bangladesh smartly reached the semifinal final of the six-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Men's Under-19 Championship as the first team beating Bhutan by 3-0 goal in their last Group A match at the Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia, in the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.

With the day's feat, Bangladesh dominating the Group A to reach the semifinals securing four points from two group encounters and will play semifinal on May 16

In Group B, hosts India comfortably dominated group crushing Sri Lanka by 8-0 goal in their first match last Friday.

Bangladesh entered the field on Sunday in a must win situation to qualify for the last four stage after playing 2-2 draw with the Maldives de...