Nepal denied win after late Pakistan comeback

Nepal missed the chance to secure a valuable win as they were held to a 4–4 draw by Pakistan in the SAFF Men’s Futsal Championship in Thailand.

Bikrant Narsingh Rana gave Nepal a dream start by scoring in the opening minute and added his second goal in the 19th minute. Jenish Rajapati extended Nepal’s lead with a goal in the 24th minute, while Suraj Gurung made it 4–2 in the 32nd minute, putting Nepal in a strong position.

However, Pakistan staged a late comeback with goals from Muhammad Ellham in the 25th minute, followed by strikes from Nisar Hussain in the 33rd minute, Asif Ahmad Chaudhry in the 34th minute, and Muhammad Hassaan Zafar Khan in the 37th minute to deny Nepal all three points.

Nepal will face Maldives in their next match of the SAFF Men’s Futsal Championship.