KATHMANDU: With the help of Nawayug
Shrestha’s hat-trick, Nepal defeated Maldives 4-1 in the semifinals of
Bangabandhu Gold Cup at the Bangabandhu International Stadium in Dhaka
on Tuesday evening.
Shrestha scored his first goal on the
31st minute, and added two more in the second half, including one in
the first minute of added four-minute stoppage time.
Nepal will meet Bahrain, which beat the hosts Bangladesh 1-0, in the final scheduled for Friday.