Goa (India), June 3: Nepal has failed to qualify for the finals of the SAFF women’s football Championship.
In the semi-final match held earlier today at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Nepal lost to Bangladesh by 1-2 goals.
Nepal had taken the lead with Geeta Rana making the first strike in the opponent goal in the 23rd minute of the match. Geeta converted a corner kick from Deepa Shahi.
However, Bangladesh leveled the score in extra time of the first half. Ritu Porna Chakma made it 1-1 just at half time.
In the similar fashion, Bangladesh’s Sagorika, who came on as a subsistute, scored again in the extra time of the second half to give her team a famous victory, and a place in the final of the championship.
This is the second time that Nepal has been knocked out of the semi-finals in the championship that began in 2010. Earlier, Nepal lost to India in the semi-finals of the SAFF Championship held in 2016.
