Nepal's dream of winning the first title ended after Myanmar SAG was defeated in the Four Nations Cup final at Dasharath Stadium on Wednesday.
Nepali football has not yet received the answer to the title. Indeed, when will the Nepali women's national team win the title? Not once, not twice, the Nepali team has been defeated in the final for the 13th time.
The Nepali team met Myanmar in the final of the Four Nations Cup International Women's Championship held on Wednesday at Dashrath Stadium. Along with this, the Nepali women's team is once again sad and disappointed. Renuka Nagarkote, who was declared the best player of the tournament, says, 'I am having a very good experience.' The dream of winning a title is still incomplete. Neither Renuka nor coach Rajendra Tamang have an answer as to when Nepal will win the title. However, Nepali football has got an answer, the road to the title and such great success is close. Nepali football is not in a position to celebrate too many sorrows. There is no position to leave to work hard. Is that what
is like? is One big mistake made by coach Tamang and the entire Nepali team is that they put themselves under a lot of pressure regarding this Four Nations Cup. The pressure was to win the title. Especially since it was not a formal competition. It was like a series of friendly matches. Something special could have been used and more players could have been given debut opportunities. It would have been nice to have won the title, but what happened without winning the title? Nepali women players have shown a lot of potential during the tournament. If you don't believe the
, ask Tetsuro Uki, the Japanese coach of Myanmar. In the post-match conference, he openly praised the Nepali team. First of all, he praised Nepal for organizing the competition. Because that's exactly what women's football needs. Uki says, "The Nepali team is strong. That's why it was difficult for us to play in the final. We are happy because we won the title. The way Nepal played, it was difficult for us.
Two goals in two minutes
Nepal's performance in the first half was largely good. Coach Tamang was also happy with his team's performance. In the 24th minute of the game, Vimala Bik blocked San Thu Thu's shot from near the goal line. If a goal had been scored in that situation, Nepal would have been forced to play under pressure. The next turning point of the game came in the 35th over, when Nepal's three players Savitra Bhandari, Rekha Paudel and Savita Ranamar got their chance in series. But all three failed to direct the ball to the post. If a goal had been scored at that moment, the game would have turned in Nepal's favor.
Coach Tamang also agreed with this. He believed, if that opportunity had been utilized, things would have been different. "August run of play" Myanmar managed to score two goals in two minutes. U Per Kin scored for Myanmar in the 62nd minute. About 16,000 spectators present at the Dasharath Stadium were forced to be shocked by this goal. Nepal could not control itself after scoring the
goal. The player immediately felt tired. "It was an unexpected goal," said coach Tamang. That's why Geeta Rana scored a suicide goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, Geeta directed her own post to that same kin attack. After that, there was no turning point in the game that could have been more decisive. To a large extent, Myanmar's performance was professional. That is why this team is much higher than Nepal in the ranking.
The education Nepal received
The entire tournament was good from the point of view of Nepali women's football. It has been proven that women's football is popular in Nepal. Perhaps, it is surpassing men's football in terms of popularity. Coach Tamang says, 'It must be said that the competition went well. I thought from the beginning, the match against Myanmar will not be easy. What this tournament has taught us is that our performance should be better when playing against a high-level team like Myanmar.' We should know how to invest in Nepali football. This is not the first time that Nepal has lost to Myanmar in the finals, the same team also became an obstacle to Nepal's first title in the finals of 2019. Renuka, one of the most experienced players of the Nepali team, was very emotional after this defeat. What she knows very well is that, to a large extent, Nepali women's football is heading in the right direction.
