Kathmandu, July 19 -- Nepal registered an 8-0 victory over Bhutan in the SAFF U-20 Women's Championship on Saturday, thanks to hat-tricks from Purnima Rai and Meena Deuba.

The match, held at the practice ground of Bashundhara Kings Arena Sports Ground in Dhaka, saw Nepal put on a clinical performance, dominating from the first whistle. With this win, Nepal now have 12 points from five matches and a goal difference of 26, significantly strengthening their position in the title race.

Meena opened the scoring just 44 seconds into the game, later adding two more goals in the 12th and 65th minutes to complete her hat-trick. Purnima, meanwhile, found the net in the 23rd minute, injury time of the first half, and again six minutes into added t...