Zambia (10) v (0) Kyrgyzstan

By Tim Beissmann

In a clash of the women's top four titans, pool leaders Zambia made it an undefeated clean sweep, finishing off Kyrgyzstan 10-0.

The match started poorly for the Kyrgyz when keeper Oksana lost her footing in the wet conditions, slipping out of her D and gifting a penalty to Zambia.

Three more goals followed closely, with Sarah Daka playing dangerously in attack and converting on the scoreboard.

Begibay decided Kyrgyzstan needed to get back into the match, diving and dispossessing in the midfield to create opportunities up forward.

But a hat-trick to Daka, the third of which was shared brilliantly between the girls to the delight of the crowd, had the Zambians ahead 7-0 at half time.

Kyrgyzstan tightened up in the second half with the aim to possess the ball and deny the Zambians a touch.

They enjoyed some shots at goal through their tactics but were rejected by keeper Christable Chiluba.

Crowd favourite Carol Kanyemba with the orange hair was subbed on early in the second half and proved dangerous in attack, slotting through two goals of her own.

In the end, it was the superior pace and footskills of the Zambians that proved the difference between the two sides.

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