Bangla Press Desk: A stunning hat-trick from Sree Moti Trishna Rani inspired Bangladesh Under-20 women’s national football team to a commanding 8-0 victory over Timor-Leste in their second group-stage match of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane on Friday.
Fresh from their opening 3-1 win over hosts Laos, coach Peter Butler fielded an unchanged starting XI against a Timor-Leste side that had suffered a 9-0 defeat to Korea Republic. The young Tigresses wasted no time asserting dominance, launching waves of attacks from the outset.
Bangladesh opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Sinha Jahan Sikha headed home a corner from Sapna Rani. Twelve minutes later, Shanti Mardi lit up the match with a spectacular “Olympic goal” — her right-flank corner curling directly into the net past a misjudging goalkeeper.
Shanti then turned provider in the 35th minute, delivering another pinpoint corner that Nabiran Khatun nodded in. In first-half stoppage time, a flowing team move saw Trishna open her account with a composed finish, sending Bangladesh into the break with a 4-0 lead.
Trishna hat-trick leads Bangladesh to 8-0 mauling of Timor-Leste
Banglapress
Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
Bangla Press Desk: A stunning hat-trick from Sree Moti Trishna Rani inspired Bangladesh Under-20 women’s national football team to a commanding 8-0 victory over Timor-Leste in their second group-stage match of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane on Friday.
Fresh from their opening 3-1 win over hosts Laos, coach Peter Butler fielded an unchanged starting XI against a Timor-Leste side that had suffered a 9-0 defeat to Korea Republic. The young Tigresses wasted no time asserting dominance, launching waves of attacks from the outset.
Bangladesh opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Sinha Jahan Sikha headed home a corner from Sapna Rani. Twelve minutes later, Shanti Mardi lit up the match with a spectacular “Olympic goal” — her right-flank corner curling directly into the net past a misjudging goalkeeper.
Shanti then turned provider in the 35th minute, delivering another pinpoint corner that Nabiran Khatun nodded in. In first-half stoppage time, a flowing team move saw Trishna open her account with a composed finish, sending Bangladesh into the break with a 4-0 lead.
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