SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship: Nepal Draws with Sri Lanka

Nepal played out a 2–2 draw against Sri Lanka in their opening match of the SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sri Lanka took the lead early through Tharmika Sivaneswaran in the 2nd minute, before Nepal responded with goals from Manisha Thapa Magar in the 11th minute and Bimala Chaudhary in the 15th minute.

Sri Lanka later equalized through Tharidi Liyanage in the 25th minute to share the points.

Nepal were in control for much of the game but could not find a decisive goal to secure a win, and the match ended in a draw. Nepal will face Maldives on Thursday in their second match of the championship.