MORANG, March 20: Nepal has secured its place in the final of the ongoing fifth SAFF Women Football defeating Sri Lanka by 4-0 goals.
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In the first semi-final match held at the Martyrs’ Stadium, Poonam Jarghamagar, Anita Basnet, Sabitra Bhandari and Rekha Poudel scored a goal each for the team.
Jarghamagar scored the first goal for the team in 42nd minutes whereas, in the 73rd minute, Basnet hit the goalpost, leading the team by 2-0 and in the 82nd minute, Bhandari netted the ball through a header and in the 86th minute, Poudel scored the fourth goal for the team. She replaced team captain Niru Thapa in the 64th minute of the match. Nepal played aggressively from the beginning of the match. It is facing either India or Bangladesh for the final on coming Friday.
