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SAFF U-19 Women's C'ship: India enters final after beating Nepal 1-0
SAFF U-19 Women’s C’ship: India enters final after beating Nepal 1-0
The Indian U-19 Women's team progressed to the final of the 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship after defeating Nepal 1-0 in their last group stage match at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, here on Sunday.
Dhaka: The Indian U-19 Women's team progressed to the final of the 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship after defeating Nepal 1-0 in their last group stage match at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, here on Sunday.
Priyanka Devi scored the match winning goal for India in the 66th minute. The final of the tournament will be played on Wednesday. India head coach Alex Ambrose made two changes to his starting XI from their last game against Bangladesh - Nitu Linda and Lynda Kom coming in place of Kritina Devi and Santosh, respectively.
It was India, who seized the initiative early, but they failed to capitalise on their chances. Captain Shilky Devi floated a ball from the left in the 19th minute, passed it to Sumati who missed an open chance to find the back of the net. India's combination play threatened the Nepal backline from the start. A ball was played over the top and Lynda Kom chased it down in the 25' minute. She put in a cross towards Sumati which was directed towards the goal but Nepal goalie Anjana saved it perfectly.
Nepal looked to strike back, but were struggling to create chances and keep possession in dangerous areas as the Indian team stood firm and forced them to go for long-range efforts, which were easily dealt with by Indian keeper Anshika.
In the 36th minute, Amisha Baxla went for a first-time shot but failed to connect it properly, as the ball went over the bar.
The best opportunity India had in the game was on the 42nd minute when Priyangka Devi worked a free-kick from the edge of the box to move the ball towards the centre as Shilky Devi laid it off for Priyangka Devi, who pulled the trigger, but was way off target.
The first half of the game was a rather quiet affair, with both teams creating many chances but failed to disturb the scorers.
Coach Alex made three changes in the 61st minute as Santosh, Apurna Narzary and Santhiya replaced Nitu Linda, Lynda Kom and Amisha Baxla respectively.
The goal for India finally came in the 66th minute, when Sumati Kumari entered the Nepal box from the left, and cut it back for Priyanka, whose shot brushed off a defender, before nestling into the back of the net. Another great chance for India came when Sumati Kumari was played in behind the Nepal defence, and she tried to chip the opposition keeper on the bounce, but her effort went over the crossbar.
