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Nepal secured a berth in the finals after defeating Maldives by 4-3 in a staggering final minute comeback. In their opening match in the group stage, Nepal had cruised to a 5-0 victory over Bhutan but had suffered a defeat at the hands of Bangladesh by two goals to nil.
Meanwhile, India made a tentative start to their campaign with a 1-0 loss to Sri Lanka but bounced back to beat Maldives 3-2 to reach the semi-finals as group runners-up. They improved on their performance and were clinical against Bangladesh in a 3-0 victory.
Nepal have won SAG football tournament two times in the past – in 1984 and 1993. In 1999, Nepal were defeated in the final of eighth Saff Game by Bangladesh.
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