AFC Women's Asian Cup
They face South Asian rivals Sri Lanka on Matchday Two, while Laos will look to rebound against Uzbekistan.
Nepal needed just 12 minutes to make their mark as Sabitra Bhandari nodded the ball into the path of Anita Basnet, who fired a powerful volley into the bottom right corner.
Renuka Nagarkote could have extended Nepal’s lead moments later but the APF FC midfielder saw her effort thwarted by the Laos defence before wasting another chance from inside the area.
Having squandered an earlier opportunity, Sabitra made it count a minute before the half-time whistle when she headed in Anita’s cross.
Nepal furthered their advantage two minutes after the restart with Renuka and Sabitra combining nicely to set up Saru Limbu before another defensive error saw Sabitra picking up her second of the evening in the 55th minute with a clinical finish.
Rashmi Ghising etched her name on the scoresheet a minute later before Sabitra completed her hat-trick in the 74th minute and scored her fourth five minutes later after a slick team move.
Laos fell further behind through substitute Anita K C in the 83rd and an own goal from Saysamone Inthaphone two minutes from the end.
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