Morsalin Ahmed, who salvaged Bangladesh with scoring the lone goal in the first FIFA International friendly match against Bhutan on Thursday, looks ahead to score goals in the big occasions against big teams.
Morsalin Ahmed, struck the winning goal in the fifth minute of the match, as Bangladesh national team just left the field with some consolation, while eight years back, the men in Red and Green suffered a 1-3 to Bhutan in an AFC competition. last played a competitive match on June 11 and did not have any club engagement either since then, to Bangladesh national football team played their last international match last played a competitive match on June 11, by this time they had no any competitive fixture.
Meanwhile, Morsalin scored the winning goal for the team against Bhutan on Thursday, after Bangladesh returning at the international circuit. After scoring the goal, Morsalin took his tally to five international goals in 12 appearances, since his last year’s debut.
Morsalin, the boy from Fardipur, who got admission at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratisthan (BKSP) in 1916, now is determined to score goals against big teams in big competitions.
Morsalin learned about Bangladesh’s defeat against Bhutan just in the year when he admitted at BKSP as a football student, after eight years he scored against them (Bhutan) and was highly inspired.
Despite winning the match, players could not perform well in the first FIFA friendly on September 5, as the head coach Javier Cabrera also admitted that it was a lucky goal. But the Spaniard mentioned that the unusual condition of Thimphu was the reason, as he said that his team came out with a victory despite not being in the best of shape and having to deal with the high altitude.
However, Morsalin, who plays for Bashundhara Kings in the domestic league, has rare chance to play, as at his place is occupied by foreign booters, so he has no enough time to play in the club competitions and to score goals.
“For the position, the national team’s coach choose me, foreign players play at that position in the club competition. I usually have maximum 20 minutes time to play and have no many scoring opportunities in the club competitions,” said Morsalin.
Morsalin 20, scored five goals in his one-year international career, considering his age and form, he has every chance to be the highest scorer to cross Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu, former national star who scored 17 goals for the national team.
Morsalin said that he knows the record of 17 goals of his predecessor Chunnu and he has the target to cross the tally. The youngster, who is very much sharp said, “Actually, for that I would have to work a lot and certainly have to keep up the fitness at optimal level. If I can continue my form, hopefully I will be successful.”
Morsalin, right now looking forward to score goals in the upcoming AFC qualifying round where some of the strong teams would be in Bangladesh’s group.
Morsalin is also aiming to score goals in the coming domestic season but now he is concentrating on the national team. He has club assignment in October in Bhutan, if he would get chance in the starting line up, then will try to score goals, as he expressed his objectives.
Morsalin, the emerging star of Bangladesh football is a student of Dhaka University and eagerly wants to complete his graduation from the country’s top education institute, as he said, “I really enjoy my education life simultaneously and want to complete my graduation successfully.”
