After the defeat, Nepal finished second in the group with four points. But this was not enough to make it to the top three teams that finished second. Out of the total eight groups in the selection, Nepal was the last among the teams that ranked second.
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Nepal failed to qualify for the U-20 Women's Asian Cup in Thailand next year. Not only that, in the final match of the qualifiers, Nepal was disappointingly defeated by North Korea 11-0 on Sunday and was forced to end the tournament with a painful draw.
After the defeat, Nepal finished second in the group with four points. But this was not enough to make it to the top three teams that finished second. Out of the total eight groups in the selection, Nepal was the last among the teams that ranked second. North Korea won the group with a maximum of 9 points from three games and was able to qualify.
In another match on Sunday, Saudi Arabia won 2-1 over Bhutan and managed to finish third in the group. He has three points. Hosts Bhutan also finished in a disappointing last place. He could only score one point.
North Korea, the three-time world and two-time Asian champion of this group, scored five goals in the first half in the match at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu. Ho Kyung scored five goals for North Korea, who were aggressive throughout the period. Similarly, Choe Cho-Gum also scored three goals.
North Korea scored four goals in injury time after 88 minutes. North Korea previously defeated Saudi Arabia 15-0 and Bhutan 10-0. In this process, North Korea scored a total of 36 goals in three games.
For Nepal, the main reason for failing to qualify was a 1-1 draw against Bhutan and in the end, they were forced to pay a heavy price. Saudi Arabia pulled off a historic victory from a one-goal deficit. It was a historic victory for Saudi women's football. After the match against North Korea, Nepali team coach Yam Prasad Gurung expressed disappointment. He said, "I didn't think there would be 11 goals today." Our aim was to play defensively and score less goals.'
He added, 'We had to stop North Korea with seven goals. But they played under a lot of pressure today. Because of this, our players also became very tired. Our players played their best today. It is difficult to play against a team like North Korea. I appreciate the effort our players played.'
