Nepal has defeated Laos 9-0 in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers held at the Pakhtakhor Central Stadium in Uzbekistan on Sunday.
Captain Sabitra Bhandari 'Samba' alone scored 5 goals against Loas while Anita KC, Rashmi Kumari Ghising, Anita Basnet and Saru Limbu scored 1 goal each for Nepal.
Nepali national women team appeared dominant since the very start of the qualifier match. Nepal's score tally reached 9 after Samba scored her 5th goal in the 88th minute of the match.
Anita KC scored a goal in the 83rd. Samba added another goal two minutes after she scored a hat-trick in the 79th minute of the match.
Prior to this, Rashmi Kumari Ghising scored one goal and Samba made two goals against Laos in the early second half of the match.
Nepal had scored two goals against Laos in the first half of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
Nepal made a flying start after Anita Basnet scored the first goal against Laos at the 11th minute of the first half capitalizing on the header given by Samba.
Nepal doubled the score after Samba scored her first goal at the 44th minute. Sabita headed Anita Basnet's cross into the goal.
The Nepali team maintained its dominance throughout the match that it spared no opportunities for the opponent to score even a single goal in the match.
Nepal will now play its second match with Sri Lanka on July 2.
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