Bangladesh delivered a stunning response at the SAFF Women’s and Men’s Futsal Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, as the women’s team crushed Pakistan 9-1, avenging the men’s 5-1 defeat from the previous day.
Sabina Leads a First-Half Goal Fest
Seven nations are competing in both the men’s and women’s tournaments, with the team collecting the most points after six matches crowned champion. Bangladesh now sits on top of the women’s table with 13 points from five games, while India follows in second with nine points from four matches.
Bangladesh made their intentions clear early, racing to a commanding 6-0 lead by halftime — the highest number of goals conceded by any team in a first half during the tournament. Captain Sabina Khatun both opened and closed the scoring, with Nusrat Jora, Nila, and Krishna also finding the net.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚,” 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔.
Title Within Reach After Dominant Display
The momentum continued after the break. Pakistan managed a single goal, but Bangladesh responded with three more, as Sabina completed her brace and Krishna added her second of the match.
Commentators were full of praise for the skipper’s leadership and finishing, highlighting her influence throughout the game.
“𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 — 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅.
With just one match left, Bangladesh are on the brink of securing the championship, depending on results involving India, Bhutan, and their own final clash against the Maldives.
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