AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers: India Rout Mongolia In Record Win
Pyari Xaxa netted five while Soumya and Priyadharshini struck a brace each. Sangita Basfore, Rimpa Haldar, Malavika, and Grace Dangmei completed the riot with a goal apiece.
The Indian women's football team started ran riot against Mongolia in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers in a 13-0 hammering at the 700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai Stadium on Monday.
Pyari Xaxa netted five times while Soumya Guguloth and Priyadharshini Selladurai bagged a brace each. Sangita Basfore, Rimpa Haldar, Malavika, and Grace Dangmei all struck a goal each to complete the riot.
India achieved their biggest win ever in an AFC Women's Asian Cup, final round and qualifiers, with this victory. The previous record was held by the Blue Tigresses' 10-0 wins against Guam in 1997 and 2005.
India dominated the match from the start, with Basfore opening the scoring by nodding in a close-range cross from Soumya. Soumya then doubled India's lead with a powerful volley off a Rimpa cross, which went in after hitting the upright.
Pyari scored twice more before half-time, first from a cut-back by Soumya, then with a powerful long-range shot into the top corner.
If the Blue Tigresses started quickly in the first half, they were even quicker in the second. Pyari volleyed in a Grace cross to complete her hat-trick.
The Indian striker added two more goals by the 55th minute, bringing her total to five in the match.
After Soumya capitalised on a goalkeeping error to score India's eighth goal, Blue Tigresses coach Crispin Chettri made several substitutions, bringing in centre-back Purnima Kumari, Priyadharshini, and Malavika. Later, Ranjana Chanu and goalkeeper Monalisha Devi were also given time on the field.
Rimpa, Malavika, and Priyadharshini each added a goal in quick succession, pushing India's tally into double digits. A Grace Dangmei penalty then took India to 12 goals. As the match drew to a close, Priyadharshini scored her second and India's 13th, sealing an emphatic victory for the Blue Tigresses.
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June 23, 2025, 19:09 IST
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