Bangladesh thrash Turkmenistan 6-0

Bangladesh head coach revealed on Tuesday that his troops were raring to go ahead of their first foreign mission and the girls in red and green didn't disappoint as they outclassed debutants Turkmenistan in their campaign opener of the AFC U-17 Women's Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore yesterday. 

Bangladesh struck five goals in the first hour and eventually won 6-0, courtesy of forward Thuinuye Marma's double, while Puja Das, Ruma Akter, Sauravi Akanda Prity, and Srimoti Trishna netted one each.

Bangladesh got off the blocks quickly as they found the lead in only the third minute, courtesy of midfielder Puja.

The debutants were rattled two minutes later when Thuinuye doubled the lead with her first but just when it seemed that Turkmenistan had managed to settle into the game, Bangladesh captain Ruma netted her side's third in the 39th minute to go into half-time with a comfortable 3-0 lead.

An already uphill task became a lot steeper for Turkmenistan when Thuinuye scored her second just seven minutes after the interval. Bangladesh were soon 5-0 up in the 60th minute when forward Sauravi converted from the spot. From then on, damage control was on the agenda for Turkmenistan but Bangladesh were not done yet until substitute Srimoti scored a penalty to cap off the goal-fest.

Up next, Bangladesh will take on hosts Singapore at the same venue on Sunday.