Kathmandu: Coach Abdullah Almutairi dedicated the victory to frontline health workers in Nepal as Nepal defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait on Thursday.
Anjan Bista opened the scoring in the fourth minute from the penalty spot after Chinese Taipei’s player handled the ball inside the box. It was Bista’s second goal in second match for the country having scored the first against Iraq in a friendly in Basra on May 29.
Nepal was in control of the match for a majority of the time and held a superior possession of the ball in the game.
Nawayug Shrestha, coming in as a substitute in the 69th minute replacing Sunil Bal, added a second after some good cross from the left by Suman Aryal in the 81st minute. Bishal Rai’s powerful strike in the final few minutes went straight into the goalkeeper.
Nepal was in control of the match for a majority of the time and held a superior possession of the ball in the game.
Coach Almutairi also dedicated the victory to all Nepali people and his native country Kuwait and said winning the game was important for their ambition to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. “Early goal by Anjan helped us control the match. This is a result of hard work by the players and all the coaching staffs of the team,” the coach said.
Nepal will play against Jordan in the same venue on June 7.
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