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Nepal defeat Kuwaiti club Al-Arabai in friendly

Nepal defeated Kuwaiti club Al-Arabai 8-2 in a friendly match held in Mansouriya, Kuwait on Sunday.
Bimal Magar scored a fabulous hat-trick while Santosh Sahukhala scored two goals for Nepal. Similarly, Nirajan Khadka, Bijay Gurung and Tek Budhathiki scored one goal each.
This is a second straight win for Nepal as they had beaten Kuwait U-25 team 2-0 during their Kuwait tour on Saturday.
The Nepali team is in Kuwait after playing two friendly matches in Bahrain. Nepal had lost 3-0 against Bahrain U-23 and defeated local club East Riffa 1-0 in thier friendly matches in Bahrain.
The practice matches are as part of preparations for the Eighth SAFF Championship scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from August 31 to September 11.