Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- Nepal and Bhutan played a 1-1 draw in their first game of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu, Bhutan, on Wednesday.

The visitors raised the bars with a goal in just 38 seconds into the game. Senu Pariyar scored it as Nepal capitalised on a mistake by Bhutanese defenders near the 18-yard box.

Nepal, who had defeated Bhutan 6-1 and 8-0 in the SAFF Championship in Bangladesh on July 11 and 18, respectively, could not score more.

Despite the poor results less than a month ago, Bhutan made a great comeback at home. Kelden Wangmo scored the equaliser in the 38th minute with a shot from between three Nepali defenders and over goalie Lila Joshi, who had come ahead of the six-ya...