AFC Women’s Champions League - PS - Group A: Stallion Laguna FC (PHI) 6-1 Khovd Western FC (MNG)

Yangon: Stallion Laguna FC made a winning start to Group A of the AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2025/26 Preliminary Stage on Monday with a 6-1 victory over Khovd Western FC from Mongolia in Yangon.

Chandler McDaniel scored a hat-trick and was influential throughout for Ernest Nierras’ side as the side from the Philippines cruised to the win at Thuwunna Stadium, joining ISPE WFC at the top of the early group standings with three points from their first match.

The Filipinas made the perfect start when McDaniel gave her side the lead in the seventh minute, beating Khovd Western goalkeeper Erdenebileg Tsendjav to her right with a right-footed free-kick from 25 yards out that flew into the bottom corner.

Four minutes later that advantage was doubled by McDaniel from the penalty spot, the Philippines international stepping up to put her strike from 12 yards into the top corner after Mia Bookhard had been brought down by Ulziibayar Badamkhathan.

Bookhard put herself on the scoresheet 10 minutes later when she burst through the Mongolian side’s defence before coolly placing a right-foot shot into the bottom corner of the Khovd Western goal.

Bookhard hit the crossbar with a looping header soon after while, with eight minutes left in the half, Tsendjav was forced to tip another McDaniel free kick over the bar to safety.

Stallion Laguna’s fourth came in the second minute of time added on at the end of the first half when Malia Cerdon’s attempt was blocked at close range by Tsendjav, the ball landing at the feet of Bookhard for her to score.

Isabella Villaflor powered her header beyond Tsendjav in the 59th minute from McDaniel’s corner to extend Stallion Laguna’s advantage further.

With 12 minutes remaining the Mongolians pulled one back when Ukpong Esther Sunday’s ball forward from the right found Lee Nari and her first touch took her behind the Stallion Laguna defence before scoring into the roof of the net.

A miss-hit clearance by Tsendjav in the final minute after Kirara Ogawa’s attempt to play a pass through to McDaniel ended with possession at the feet of the Stallion Laguna captain, and she rolled the ball in from the edge of the area to complete her hat-trick.

PS - Group A: Stallion Laguna FC (PHI) 6-1 Khovd Western FC (MNG)

PS - Group A: ISPE WFC (MYA) 9-0 Strykers FC (GUM)

PS - Group B: College of Asian Scholars (THA) 2-0 Al Nassr Club (KSA)

PS - Group C: Etihad Club (JOR) 0-2 Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)

PS - Group D: Naegohyang Women’s FC (PRK) 11-0 Master FC (LAO)

PS - Group E: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) 0-1 East Bengal (IND)