The kanteerava stadium

SAFF Championship: Maldives registered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bhutan in their SAFF Championship 2023 campaign opener at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, here on Thursday.

The island nation took an early lead in the game when Hamza Mohamed converted from the spot in the 6th minute. The Maldives No. 10 was brought down inside the box by Tenzin Dorji and he made no mistake in slotting the ball home for 1-0.