Hosts Bangladesh suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat against much superior Chinese Taipei in the first match of the two-match FIFA Women's International (Tier -I) Football Series at the flood light Bashundhara Kings Arena here Friday evening.
Chinese Taipei, ranked 100 places above of the hosts Bangladesh, took control of the match in the early first half scoring three goals in a row within the first 26 minutes, utilizing the shakiness of Bangladesh defenders.
After conceding three goals in the first half, Bangladeshi girls made a good comeback in the 2nd half with some planned attacks and good team combinations.
Bangladesh came close to scoring twice in the 2nd half, but all of their attempts went in vain against the strong defense line of Chinese Taipei.
Monica Chakma hit the crossbar in the 62nd minute while a long distance shot of substitute Sanjida Akhter narrowly went over the cross bar in the later part of the match.
Chinese Taipei participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup once and currently ranked 40th against Bangladesh's ranking of 140.
The second and last match of the series will be held on June 3 at the same venue.
This was the 3rd defeat for Bangladesh in eight international matches since winning the SAFF Women's Championship title in 2022.
The other two defeats were against Japan and Vietnam.