Bangladesh defeated Bhutan in the SAFF Under-16 Women's Championship. They scored half a dozen goals in their net. As a result, the Tigers will enter the title fight unbeaten. Bangladesh faced Bhutan in the last group match of the SAFF Under-16 Women's Championship on Friday. Bangladesh women defeated Bhutan 6-0 in the match held at the Anfa Complex in Kathmandu. They won the tournament by a hat-trick.
Bangladesh had already made it to the finals, defeating Nepal and India to ensure their place in the title race. The match against Bhutan was just a matter of rules. Still, the Tigers took the match very seriously. Bangladesh scored a goal celebration just 13 minutes into the match. Suravi Akand Preeti gave the team, who were playing strong football, the first opportunity. Bangladesh took the lead with her goal. She headed in a long cross from Fatima Akhtar and put the ball into the net.
Fatima doubled the score in the 20th minute. She scored from a free kick. Before the celebrations could stop, Bangladesh scored again. Thuinui increased the lead from a corner in the 35th minute. Fatima's corner was headed into the net. Bangladesh went into the break leading 3-0. Bangladesh again sent the ball into Bhutan's net at the start of the second half. This time, when Preeti failed to touch Moumita Khatun's cross, Sathi found it in front of the goal. He did the rest with a tap-in.
Thuinui increased the gap in the 69th minute. The Bhutan goalkeeper had blocked one of his shots in the previous minute. But this time he couldn't do it again. He took a strong shot at the far post from Moumita Khatun's cross, the ball eluded the Bhutan goalkeeper and increased the gap to 5-0. Preeti scored the last goal for the team in the 77th minute. She beat three people in a single attempt and entered the penalty area and put the ball in the net. Bangladesh will face India in the final on March 10.