India suffered a blow in its SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship with a 1-3 loss to Nepal on the Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
The younger Blue Tigresses began the match in an aggressive trend and bought the breakthrough simply after the 20-minute mark.
Kajol D’Souza drew three Nepal defenders to herself releasing Sumati Kumari after which handed it to her on her left. Sumati, marauding into the field, crossed it to Apurna Narzary, who guided the ball into the online, giving India the breakthrough.
Though Nepal trailed within the first half, it put its foot on the fuel after the restart, creating probabilities extra often within the last third.
Ands quickly the equaliser arrived. Shubhangi Singh’s again go for Anshika noticed Amisha Karki steal the ball off the goalie and go to Anjali Chand, who buried the ball into the online.
Anjali was concerned once more, after the hour mark, in a improvement that modified the complexion of the sport.
A late kick within the field by Astam Oraon, which utterly missed the ball and landed on the ft of Anjali – noticed Nepal get a spot-kick. Captain Preeti Rai stepped as much as slot it into the underside left nook, regardless of Anshika going the best approach.
With simply two minutes of regulation time left, Nepal put the competitors to mattress when Preeti beat her marker, Hemam Shilky Devi, to cross it for Amisha for a easy tap-in.
With the loss, India stays on skinny ice, sitting second within the factors desk, degree on factors with Bangladesh and above solely on purpose distinction. Nepal, then again, rose to the highest of the desk and is ready to fulfill both India or Bangladesh within the last.
The host will want only a level in its subsequent match, towards bottom-placed Bhutan and India will hope for nothing lower than Bangladesh’s loss to qualify for the ultimate.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com