Chaos unfolded in the first half when Thimphu’s goalkeeper, Nima Lhaden, was sent off after a collision with her own sister, Yangden Tshering of Ugyen.

However, Thimphu’s Indian forward Sonali Mondal drew first blood with a header in the 29th minute, and skipper Pema doubled the advantage just three minutes later, lashing home a clinical strike. Ugyen, however, refused to buckle as they equalised before half time.

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