SAFF U-19: Nepal edge Bhutan 3-1 in opening match as Bimal Gharti makes hat-trick

KATHMANDU: Nepal beat Bhutan 3-1 in their first match of the SAFF U-19 Championship here at the ANFA grounds on Thursday.

Nepal skipper Bimal Gharti Magar made hat-trick in the match.

Bhutan's Sonam Togbay had scored a goal for Bhutan in the 11th minute, just a minute after Magar scored the first goal for Nepal.

Magar had scored two other goals at the 29th and 62nd minutes of the match.

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