Match Report
Australia, 1st with 18 points, sat 17 points above Bangladesh (4th, 1). Bangladesh had been under-performing their position — 61st on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Bangladesh 0.17 scored and 3.33 conceded per game, Australia 3.67 and 0, with the league averaging 1.4.
Bangladesh had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Australia, 10.
The venue was Shahid Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium (Tongi) in Tongi. On the scoreboard, Australia led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.