Lebanon advanced to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 after defeating Bhutan 4-1 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday.

With two straight wins, Lebanon have six points in Group B and will face Maldives in their last outing.

Lebanon got all their four goals in the first half. Mohamad Sadek opened the scoring for Lebanon in 11^th minute, while Ali AL Haj, Khalil Bader and Mahdi Zein were the on scoresheet in the 23^rd, 35^th and 42^nd minutes respectively.

For Bhutan, Chencho Gyeltshen scored in the 79^th minute.

In the first match of the day, Bangladesh came from behind to defeat Maldives 3-1. Hamza Mohamed had put Maldives in front in the 18^th minute but Rakib Hossain leveled the score for Bangladesh in the 42^nd minute.

Tariq Rahan Kazi gave Bangladesh the lead in the 67^th minute, while Shekh Morsalin sealed the win for Bangladesh in the 90^th minute.

Maldives and Bangladesh both have three points each, and the last Group B matches shall decide the fate of the teams.