Sports Desk:

After getting the job brilliantly done on Wednesday, before their third and final group match in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, some of the golden girls of Bangladesh traded their boots for crayons, unwinding in a kids’ play zone with colouring books in hand.

It was a reminder that even elite athletes need their moments of play.

On Friday, it was back to the pitch for Peter Butler’s buoyant bunch, on the eve of their Turkmenistan fixture — a dead rubber in terms of stakes, starting from 6:30pm at Thuwunna Stadium.

From the sidelines, coach Butler observed his players closely, possibly planning to give fringe players their time in the spotlight after having already entered into the elusive Asian Cup.