football<\/a> team was waiting for the right time to make the audience feel its presence. And, it bounced back in the match held on February 11, 2019.<\/p>\nIn a stunning performance, Nepali team shook Indian women football team by striking \u2018two goals in a matter of three minutes\u2019 within the opening minutes of the match at Kalinga Stadium.<\/p>\n
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All-round applause for Sabitra Bhandari, who made this rare feat driving Nepali team, marking the Himalayan nation\u2019s first-ever victory in the tournament against India!<\/p>\n
Continuing the pace after third minute, Bhandari made her team stand ahead in the fifth minute.<\/p>\n
Though the hosts tried their best further, Nepali team was firm enough in stopping them in the first half of the game.<\/p>\n
Indian team tried further but couldn\u2019t face the ire of Sabitra even in the second half, where she scored hat-trick in the 71st<\/sup> minute.<\/p>\nWith a 2-1 win over India in the concluded match, Nepali team revived hopes of entering the Hero Women\u2019s Gold Cup 2019<\/strong> finals.<\/p>\nThis win brought three points to Nepal and moved it to second position in the list after Myanmar, which is currently leading with six points after back-to-back wins against Nepal and Iran.<\/p>\n
Now, Nepal will have to face Iran in the last group match on February 13, 2019 to secure its place in the finals of the tournament, scheduled for February 15, 2019. Other side, India will also face Myanmar in the last fixture.<\/p>\n
The top two teams of the final group match will head to finals!<\/p>\n
Excited?? Hold on for a day!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nepal left its striking mark in another South Asian sports event that have India, Myanmar and…<\/span><\/p>\nRead more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":761,"featured_media":16820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6590],"tags":[11753,4969,3736,11754,11755,11756],"yoast_head":"\n
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