In the match held at Dashrath Stadium, on one hand, APF fielded almost all the national team players. On the other hand, the Bangladeshi team was full of teenage players. The fact that APF should be satisfied is that the team has collected 3 points.
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South Asian women's football entered a new chapter on Friday with the start of the SAFF Women's Club Championship. Its history will be written with the first goal scored by Rashmikumari Ghising. Her two goals helped APF Club win 4-0 against Nasrin Sports Academy of Bangladesh. Meena Deuba also scored two goals.
But for the Nepali League champion team, there will be one complaint, it had to struggle to beat Nasreen, which was full of age-group players.
In the match played at Dashrath Stadium, on the one hand, APF had fielded almost all the national team players. On the other hand, the Bangladeshi team was full of teenage players. The fact that APF should be satisfied with is that the team has collected 3 points. One achievement of happiness is that the players who were tired after working hard for the national team did not make it an excuse on the field.
‘The more our players played today, the bigger it is. In that sense, we are happy with the victory,’ said APF coach Jeevesh Pandey, ‘Now the team will get a few days of rest. Then the team’s performance will improve.’ The national team, which had gone to Indonesia, had arrived in Kathmandu after a long journey just a day before the start of the competition. Therefore, there was a lack of coordination in the team at the beginning of the match.
Rashmikumari opened the scoring in the 38th minute. She easily directed the ball to the post on Meena Deuba's backpass. Meena added her second goal in the 71st minute. She scored an attractive goal by advancing the ball alone. Rashmi added her third goal in the 81st minute and for this she easily shot from the penalty area. Meena scored her fourth and personal second goal in the injury time of the second half.
With this, APF remained at the top with 3 points. Nasreen remained without points. ‘We are also happy with the team's performance,’ said Bangladeshi team coach Monir Hussain, ‘APF is like the national team of Nepal. Our age group players played well against this team. Our players are less experienced, so they could not stop APF for a long time. The cold weather also affected our performance.’
In the first and opening match of the day, Bhutan's Transport United maintained pressure on Karachi City FC, but could not score a goal. The Bhutanese team looked strong on the field, but the Pakistani league champion managed to get one point. Therefore, Bhutanese coach Yesi Wangchuk expressed disappointment with the draw. Pakistani coach Adil Mirza Rizki considered the draw good. He admitted that the team's performance needs to improve in the upcoming matches.
