Bengaluru FC succumbed to a disappointing defeat against Maldivian club Maziya S&RC in the second round of qualifying for the AFC Cup 2020, failing to make it to the group stages of the competition.
The Blues lost 1-2 away from home in the first leg and beat them 2-1 at home in the second leg to force extra time. However, both sides scored a goal each in extra-time which meant the match was decided by penalties. Unfortunately, Rahul Bheke, Deshorn Brown and Parag Srivas’ missed their penalties to allow Maziya to progress to the group stages.