SAFF Championship 2023: Pakistan leave India without scoring a goal; lost against Nepal by 1-0

Nepal defeated Pakistan by 1-0 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, and finished third in Group A. Pakistan have to leave India without scoring a single goal and conceding 9 in their three games. Nepal dominated the game but there weren't too many open chances to score a goal. The deadlock finally broke when Chaudhary scored the goal in the 80th minute of the game and won it for Nepal. Nepal finished their SAFF Championship 2023 with a victory while Pakistan will return without even showing their game.

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SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs Pakistan Match Report

First Half:

Nepal dominated possession right from the start but couldn't create problems for the backline of Pakistan. They kept balls but couldn't dominate the Pakistani side with the help of it. The match started very slowly, there were too many physical battles going on and the Referee showed the first yellow card in the 12th minute of the game. Nepal tried to penetrate the defense but Pakistan didn't allow them to do so. The first half ended with a disappointing 0-0 scoreline. It looked like Pakistan came only to sit back and defend.

Second Half:

The second half also stated the same as the first one. Nothing changed and it was pretty much assured that Pakistan came to keep a clean sheet before returning. Nepal came for the victory and they kept on pushing to break the deadlock. There were moments when Nepal looked threatening but Pakistan restricted them. Limbu showed great quality and won a plenty number of fouls. Finally, the deadlock was broken by Aashish Chaudhary in the 80th minute. Pakistan tried to hit them on the counter but failed several times and Nepal got away with the deserving three points. Not only Pakistan conceded 9 goals in three matches but they didn't also register their player's name on the scoresheet. They didn't even gather a point from the Indian soil. A poor campaign for them while Nepal got something to show for although it wasn't that huge.

SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | Lineups

Nepal:

• KIRAN KUMAR LIMBU
• ANANTA TAMANG
• LAKEN LIMBU
• ARIK BISTA
• BIMAL GHARTI MAGAR
• AYUSH GHALAN
• AWASH LAMICHHANE
• DEVENDRA TAMANG
• SANISH SHRESTHA
• MANISH DANGI
• ROHIT CHAND

Pakistan:

• YOUSUF IJAZ BUTT
• HASSAN NAWEED BASHIR
• MUHAMMAD UMAR HAYAT
• ABDULLAH IQBAL
• EASAH SULIMAN
• OTIS JAN MOHAMMED KHAN
• RAHIS NABI
• MOHAMMAD ADNAN YAQOOB
• SYED ABDULLAH SHAH
• ALAMGIR ALI KHAN GHAZI
• MUHAMMAD WALEED KHAN

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 3:28 P.M.

The players are out of the tunnel. The game is all set to begin

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 3:30 P.M. | 1′

First half begins

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 6′

Nepal's players are enjoying possession

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 11′

Still, no shots were taken

SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 25′

It's 0-0 after 25 minutes at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 34′

Corner for Nepal

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 40′ | Free-kick

Lamichane fouls on Rahis Nabi and Pakistan earns a foul here

SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | Half-time | A goalless half

The first half of the clash between Nepal & Pakistan ends goalless. Both the teams kept on marching ahead and made numerous attempts but the goalkeepers from both the teams made a couple of saves! Pakistan need to be careful in the second half as they already conceded three yellow cards

SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 46′ | Second Half

Pakistan gets us underway in this half.

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 53′

Pakistan's captain Hassan Bashir fouls on Ananta Tamang

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 56′

Nice sliding tackle by Syed Abdullah

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 61′ | Wasted opportunity

Manish Dangi with a good effort but he is unable to beat Pakistan's goalkeeper.

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 67′ | Foul

Laken Limbu gets fouled by Yaqoob.

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 71′ | Free kick for Nepal

Arik Bista's wonderful delivery but it was slightly off-target

SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 80′ | Goalll!!!.. for Nepal

The deadlock gets broken finally. Asish Chowdhury bangs the shot into the back of the net assisted by Laken Limbu

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 88′ | Corner for Nepal

Otis Khan delivers the free kick but it gets a feasted-out clearance

Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | 90′ | 4 minutes have been added at the end of the second half 

SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs Pakistan | Live Blog | Full time

Nepal wins this group encounter defeating Pakistan 1-0. Nepal finishes their SAFF campaign in third place in the group table. Both teams showed their capabilities and created numerous chances. But both the teams played the match only for honor as they have nothing to lose. After numerous attempts, the deadlock gets unlocked when Aasish Chowdhury's shot founds the back of the net assisted by Laken Limbu. After the goal Pakistan tried to equalize but they were unable to do so.