Bangladesh women’s football team advanced to the grand finale of the Saff Championship for the second time in history after thumping hapless Bhutan 8-0 in the first semi-final in Kathmandu Friday.

High flying Bengal Tigresses will either face five-time champions India or hosts Nepal, who take on each other later Friday, in Monday’s final.

Playing their first ever semi-final in the sixth edition of the regional competition, Bhutan were no match for Bangladesh who are on a four-match winning streak.

The Himalayan nation are yet to score a goal, let alone draw or win, against Bangladesh in past meetings between the two sides in the Saff Championship.

The women in red and green are also yet to concede a goal in this tournament after outclassing the Maldives 3-0, Pakistan 6-0 and India 3-0 in the group stage.

Golam Rabbani Choton’s charges went into the first half break leading 4-0 and added four more after resumption as they bid to lift the crown for the maiden time after heartbreak in the 2016 final against India.

Bangladesh took the lead in just the second minute of the game when Sirat Jahan Shopna received a through pass from Monika Chakma and dribbled past the goalkeeper before finding the back of the net for her fourth goal in this edition.

Captain Sabina Khatun doubled the lead in the 17th minute from a Maria Manda cross to bag her sixth goal in four games.

Monika was provider once again at the half hour mark as Srimoti Krishna Rani Sarkar headed home from her cross to triple the lead.

Monika was at it again five minutes later when her through pass was only parried away by the Bhutan goalkeeper towards Rituporna Chakma who made no mistake placing home with her left foot.