With Sri Lanka and Bhutan drawing 2-2 in the second match of SAFF Championship's Group A, Bangladesh, which was watching from the sidelines, has secured a place in the semi-finals.

The match played at the National Football Stadium in Dhaka was the most competitive clash seen in the tournament so far. In the 34th minute of the match, Bhutan's Dawa Tshering scored a goal to give Bhutan the lead. However, in the very next minute, the 35th minute, Sri Lanka equalized the score. A shot sent by Oliver Kelaart from outside the area hit a Bhutanese player, misdirecting the goalkeeper as well, and went into the back of the net.

Changing the tide of the match, close to the end of the first half in the 43rd minute, Sri Lanka's forward Waseem Razeek sent the ball into the back of the net after getting past a Bhutanese defender inside the area. Sri Lanka finished the first half maintaining the lead.

In the second half, the excitement of the match intensified further. That was when a penalty awarded to Bhutan in the 67th minute was wasted after their star forward and captain Chencho Gyeltshen failed to hit the target. However, in the 76th minute, capitalizing on a mistake made by Sri Lanka's defense, Chencho scored a goal with a powerful strike to equalize the score for Bhutan.

With this result, the final semi-final spot from Group A will be decided in the match played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Wednesday. In Bangladesh's first match this past Thursday, that team defeated Bhutan.

Sri Lanka can also reach the semi-finals by simply drawing against Bangladesh.