The Indian girls’s crew suffered a 0-3 loss by the hands of Bangladesh in its third and ultimate group match of the SAFF Girls’s Championship in Kathmandu on Tuesday. MS Jahan Shopna netted a brace for Bangladesh, whereas Srimoti Sarkar obtained one to her identify, at hand the defeat to India. Nevertheless, the defeat had no affect on India’s semifinal qualification, because the Blue Tigresses had already booked their spot within the final 4, the place they’re set to tackle Nepal on Saturday on the identical venue.
Bangladesh had the early impetus, and took the lead within the twelfth minute, when Sarkar threaded a ball by to Shopna, who slotted in between two defenders, and despatched it previous the keeper, to place her facet within the lead.
India had their first probability of the sport on the nineteenth, when Anju Tamang earned a free-kick 22 yards from objective. Teen Priyangka Devi stepped as much as the lifeless ball, however curled it simply broad of the woodwork.
Minutes later, Sarkar doubled Bangladesh’s lead, as she darted into the Indian field from the left flank and completed previous the keeper.
India tried to try a number of lengthy diagonals to catch the Bangladeshi high-line off guard, however to no avail, as the primary half quickly got here to an finish with the latter taking a two-goal lead into the tunnel.
The Blue Tigresses began off properly within the second half, and shortly earned a free-kick on the suitable flank, that was despatched in by Priyangka, in the direction of Renu, who had damaged freed from her marker.
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Nevertheless, the ball took an ungainly bounce off the flip, ricocheted off Renu’s abdomen and went safely into Bangladesh keeper Rupna Chakma’s arms.
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