Bangladesh women’s football team reaches to the finale of the Saff Championship for the second time in history after thumping Bhutan 8-0 in the first semi-final in Kathmandu on Friday.

Captain Sabina Khatun scored a hattrick while Sirat Jahan, Krishna Rani, Rituporna Chakma, Masura Parvin and Tahura Khatun scored one each to ensure a massive victory for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh scored a goal from the first attack of the match. In the second minute, Sirat Jahan Swapna took a pass from the midfield and beat the goalkeeper to put the ball into the net.

They doubled the score in 27th minutes by skipper Sabina, getting a pass from Maria Manda. Krishna Rani Sarkar made it 3-0 in the 30th minute of the match. The last goal of the first half came from substitute Rituparna Chakma in the 35th minute which made 4 goals.

Skipper Sabina scored her second goal in the 53rd minute to lead Bangladesh 5-0. In the 57th minute, Masura Parveen sent the ball into the net with a soft shot to make the it 6-0 after the ball of Sabina's free kick had been escaped from the Bhutan goalkeeper's hand.

Another substitute player Tahura scored in the 88th minute to make the margin 7-0. After that, captain Sabina completed her hat-trick and make it 8-0 for the team.

In the second semi-final, India and Nepal will meet at 6:30 pm as per Bangladesh time. Bangladesh will fight for the title against the winning team on September 19.

Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan