The home team Uzbekistan has taken a 3-1 lead against Nepal in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers underway in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan scored two goals early and then extended its lead in the first half of the final match of the Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers by converting a penalty.
Earlier, Uzbekistan took a 1-0 lead in the second minute of the match and doubled their lead in the 11th minute.
A strike from Uzbekistan's captain went past Nepal's goalkeeper Anjali and deflected off defender Samiksha Ghimire into the net.
In the 16th minute of the match, Nepal's captain Sabitra Bhandari Samba passed to Rashmi Kumari Ghising, whose shot went straight into the hands of Uzbekistan's goalkeeper.
Under pressure from the start, Nepal managed to make it 2-1 in the 24th minute with a goal from Sambaa. Sambaa deceived Uzbekistan's defender and unleashed a powerful strike from outside the box that went straight into the net.
In the 38th minute, Uzbekistan widened their lead against Nepal with a penalty goal. The penalty was awarded after Nepal's defender Saraswati Hamal committed a handball inside the box.
A player from Uzbekistan has received a red card in the match against Nepal.
Uzbekistan's Ergasheva was awarded a red card by the referee after she committed a rough tackle on Samba during the injury time of the first half, following which Uzbekistan was reduced to a 10-member team.
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