Nepal lost by 3-2 to home team Bangladesh in the second match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s U-20 Championship.
Nepal was preparing to equalize and take points at the Bashundhara Kings Stadium in Bangladesh despite being two goals behind. However, Nepal was forced to concede a goal after failing to control the last second. With only a few seconds left in the match, Bangladesh scored its third goal to win. Bangladesh, who have collected six points from two matches, have climbed to the top spot.
Sinha Shikha, Sagorika and Shrimoti Trishna Rani scored one goal each in Bangladesh’s victory. Defenders Anisha Rai and Meena Deuba scored one goal each for Nepal.
In the 57th minute of the match, both teams were reduced to ten players. Nepal’s defender Simran Rai and Bangladesh’s forward Sagorika were shown a straight red card. After the two shook hands, Bhutanese referee Tshering Yangkhe immediately showed a red card.
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