Bangladesh girls group runners-up conceding defeat to Nepal in SAFF

Bangladesh National Women's Football Team suffered a 0-3 defeat to hosts Nepal in their 2nd and last Group A match of the SAFF Women's Championship at Shahid Rangashala in Biratnagar, Nepal on Saturday, reports UNB.

This was the 3rd defeat for the youthful Bangladesh women's team against experienced Nepal in SAFF Championship after conceding 0-3 defeat in the SAFF semifinal in Cox's Bazar in 2010 and 0-1 goal defeat in the Islamabad SAFF in 2014.

However, Bangladesh finished group runners-up to reach the semifinal from three-team Group A and is likely to play the 4th time champions India in the first semis on March 20 at the same venue.

With the well merited victory, Nepal not only emerged Group A champions with all win record but also achieved their target of facing an easy opponent in the semifinal, likely to be Sri Lanka.

After the one each Group B matches, four times champions India topped the list outplaying the Maldives by 6-0 goals while Sri Lanka followed them eliminating the Maldives by 2-0 goals.

In the day's one-sided match, Masura Parvin, experienced Sabitra Bhandari and Manjai Yonjan scored one each for Nepal of the match against Bangladesh.