Sports Desk: Bangladesh girls got off to a good start by beating Nepal 3-1 on the first day of the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship last Friday (February 3). On the other hand, India defeated Bhutan by a huge margin of 12-0 goals in the opening match.
The representatives of the red and green went ahead at the beginning of the match at the Bir Shrestha Sepahi Mustafa Kamal Stadium.
Shamsunnahar Jr. of Bangladesh is running with the ball in Nepal’s danger zone
Akalima Khatun gave the team a goal after 2 minutes of the match. Then Shamsunnahar doubled the difference in 12 minutes of the match. Then Nepal became desperate to repay the goal. They attack and play. Nepal paid the goal in 24 minutes of the match. The girls of Bangladesh failed to clear the attack of the tourists. As a result, the girls of the Himalayas have won Karna. Manmaya Damai’s shot hit the inside of the post and into the red-green representative’s net. Both teams then created a few more good chances. However, no team could see the great performance of the defender and goalkeeper and the goal. Golam Rabbani Chotan’s disciples went into the break with a 2-1 goal lead.
After the break, the representatives of the red and green presented a more aggressive game. The game is built on one attack after another. Although there were some good opportunities, Shamsunnahar could not score any goals in the allotted time. However, in the extra minute of the scheduled time, the girls of Bangladesh sent the ball back to Nepal’s net to make the gap 3-1. Shaheda Akhter Ripa put the final nail in Nepal’s coffin. In the end, Bangladesh started the tournament with a big victory of 3-1 goals.
