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Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is considering to file an official complaint at the Asian Football Confederation against controversial  refereeing in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match between Bangladesh and Singapore here on Tuesday.

A controversial decision by match referee deprived Bangladesh from a penalty in added time of the match denying the chance of a possible draw.

In the 93rd minute of the match, onrushing Bangladesh forward Foysal Ahmed Fahim was brought down by a Singapore player inside the danger zone.

Bangladesh players and fans alike demanded a penalty, but the match referee continued the match denying what looked like a clear penalty.

Bangladesh team, studded with two high profile players Hamza Choudhury of England and Shamit Shome of Canada ,conceded a 1-2 goals defeat against upper ranked Singapore in Tuesday’s Asian Cup match at their home soil — National Stadium in Dhaka.

Bangladesh Team manager Amer Khan told the local media that the BFF is considering to file an official complaint with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in this regards.

“It wasn’t just the coach—our players too were visibly upset with the standard of officiating,” he added.

Earlier in the game, a substitution-related issue disrupted the flow of play, halting the match for several minutes. At that point, momentum was with Bangladesh, but the interruption appeared to shift the rhythm.

Bangladesh will play their next Group C match against Hong Kong also at home on October 9 .

Meanwhile, two celebrated booters of Bangladesh teams– English Premier League playing Hamza Dewan Choudhury and Canadian national team playing midfielder Shamit Shome — left Dhaka togather by Turkish Airlines flight Wednesday early morning.

Another player of the Bangladesh squad, the Italian league playing forward Fahamedul Islam reportedly left Dhaka for his home town Feni and he is expected to fly for Italy on June 17.