DHAKA, Jan 19, 2026 (BSS)- It was an impressive performance by Sabina and Co. as Bangladesh women's team registered their second win in the SAFF Women's Futsal Championship beating Nepal by 3-0 goals held at Nonthaburi Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand today (Monday).

Bangladesh went attack in the very first minute and created several chances during the proceeding. However, Sabina-Krishna did not have to wait a long to take the lead.

The early breakthrough came for Bangladesh when captain Sabina Khatun scored the first goal in the 14th minute. Krishna Rani Sarkar, doubled the lead for Bangladesh in the 19th minute of the match.

Bangladesh maintained their domination in the second half as well. Despite mounting one attack after another, the red-green team squandered several clear-cut scoring opportunities.

However, in the 33rd minute, substitute Lipi Akter scored a superb goal to give Bangladesh a 3-0 lead.

Bangladesh goalkeeper Swapna Akter Jhili was one of the best performers of the match. She played a key role in helping Bangladesh win the match by a large margin with some amazing saves.

With this win, Bangladesh reached top of the table with seven points (equal with Pakistan) from three matches to keep their hope to win the tournament title while Nepal stand fourth position in the table with four points playing four matches. 

Earlier, Bangladesh made a winning start in the tournament beating India by 3-1 goals in their opening match. Thanks to skipper Sabina Khatun who played a key role behind the Bangladesh victory scoring a brace.

The Sabina and Co, came from behind, played out to a 3-3 with Bhutan in their second match. 

While Nepal earlier played out to a 2-2 with Sri Lanka in their opening match and beat Maldives 5-0 and lost to India 8-1 in second and third matches respectively. 

Bangladesh will play their next matches against Sri Lanka (January 21), Pakistan (January 23) and Maldives (January 25) at the same venue.

The table toppers at the end of all seven rounds of matches will be crowned in the SAFF Women's Futsal champion