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Team Nepal fails to end Women’s SAFF Championship drought

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  Another opportunity to end the women’s South Asian Federation Championship title drought  goes in vain for the   women’s national team of Nepal. They exited the  regional championship which concluded in Margao, Goa, India recently, following defeat at the hands of defending champions Bangladesh 1-2 in the semifinals . Nepal looked  poised to enter the  final,following defender Gita  Rana’s goal in the 22nd minute of the first half, giving them the crucial lead. However, within a minute of  the start of the second half,Bangladesh bounced  back to level the score.  Team Nepal did have a host of scoring opportunities to  surge back to take the lead, however,poor finishing and inability  to translate it into goals let them down. When it  seemed  the game was headed to extra time, Nepal’s dream of reaching the final was shattered when midfielder Preeti Rai scored an  own goal to handover the match to the o...