Sabah imposed their game on Rovers from the opening whistle, with Enzi Broussard unleashing a thunderous volley which Deseha Mendiola did well to keep out.

The hosts were not to be denied in the 11th minute when Delainey Varela-Kein released Ayuri Terawaki into space on the left flank and with no marker closing in, the Japanese midfielder drove towards goal and smashed the ball into the bottom corner.

Sabah kept pounding at Rovers’ door with forward Mai-Lisa Atis hitting the post from outside the box before a sublime curler in the 24th minute saw the American double her team’s advantage.

The woodwork saved Rovers on a couple of occasions before Atis pounced on a rebound from close range to make it 3-0 in the 34th minute.

Sabah added another through Broussard’s 39th minute downward header from Terawaki’s cross before Atis completed her hat-trick in added time to give the hosts a commanding lead at the break.

Rovers head coach Dominic Gadia made alterations at the start of the second half with the forward duo of Cadance Mansapit and Mia Franquez entering the fray but the changes did not break Sabah’s hold on the game.

Broussard received Juliana Barek’s short pass in the 51st minute and fired into the bottom corner before joining Atis on a hat-trick with her third seven minutes later, nodding home Justine’s cross.

The 25-year-old forward was not done, picking up a loose ball at the edge of the box two minutes after the hour mark and then lashing home into the bottom corner despite the best efforts of Mendiola.

Sabah refused to take their foot off the pedal, adding further goals through Atis (66th, 80th), Terawaki (70th, 90th+2) and An Se-bin (83rd) to complete the resounding win.