DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Interstat) — Tanzania W scored six unanswered goals and defeated Botswana W 6-0 on Tuesday in a women’s football match, extending a perfect start to the season and handing the visitors another loss. The home side controlled the match from the opening stages and turned a two-goal halftime lead into a rout after the break. Tanzania W improved to 2 wins and 0 losses in the competition and 2 wins and 0 losses across all competitions. Botswana W fell to 0 wins and 2 losses in the competition and 0 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. The result continued Tanzania W’s strong beginning to the campaign and left Botswana W still searching for its first win. Tanzania W’s six goals came from five different scorers, with another goal in the final minute completing the total.

Aisha Mnunka opened the scoring in the 39th minute, giving Tanzania W a 1-0 lead. Hasnath Ubamba made it 2-0 in the 44th minute, and the home side took that advantage into halftime. Botswana W struggled to keep possession in the first half and could not generate a response before the break. Tanzania W’s early goals came after sustained pressure and set the tone for the second half.

Ester Maseke scored in the 60th minute to make it 3-0. Opa Clement Tukumbuke added a fourth goal in the 69th minute. Mary Siyame scored in the 74th minute for a 5-0 lead. Tanzania W completed the scoring with a sixth goal in the 90th minute. Botswana W was unable to answer at any point and finished the match without a goal. The second-half goals came in a 30-minute stretch that expanded a two-goal lead.

Mnunka, Ubamba, Maseke, Clement and Siyame each recorded one goal while playing the full 90 minutes. Mnunka’s strike opened the game, Ubamba’s goal doubled the lead before halftime, and Maseke’s goal began the second-half surge. Clement and Siyame then added goals as Tanzania W pulled away. The six-goal output gave Tanzania W its second win in as many competition matches this season. The five scorers accounted for all of Tanzania W’s listed goal contributions.

Botswana W’s season record in the competition is now 0 wins and 2 losses. Tanzania W’s season record in the competition is now 2 wins and 0 losses. The same records apply across all competitions for both teams. The teams had met earlier this season, with Tanzania W winning that match 1-0. That previous result was also the most recent head-to-head meeting before the game on Tuesday. Tanzania W followed that narrow victory with a much more decisive performance in the rematch. Botswana W has now lost both of its matches this season, including the earlier meeting with Tanzania W.

Botswana W tried to keep the ball in midfield early and limit Tanzania W’s space. That approach held until the 39th minute, when Mnunka scored the opener. Ubamba’s goal five minutes later gave Tanzania W a cushion at halftime. After the break, Tanzania W increased its pace and found gaps in the Botswana W defense. Maseke’s 60th-minute goal started a run of three goals in 14 minutes. Clement scored at 69, Siyame at 74, and the sixth goal came at 90. Tanzania W kept a clean sheet for the second time in competition play this season. Botswana W remained without a goal in the competition and has yet to earn a win in any match this season. The visitors’ defense held for much of the first half before Mnunka broke through. Once Tanzania W found the opener, the home side added goals at regular intervals and removed any doubt about the outcome. The home side’s defense was rarely tested, and Botswana W could not convert its limited possessions into shots on goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tanzania W 2, Botswana W 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tanzania W with a 70.8 percent probability to win. Those projections were for the match before kickoff, and they proved smaller than the final margin.