First win since 2005: India on verge of first U-17 Asian Cup knockout berth in 21 years

India kept live their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC Under-17 Women’s Asian Cup with a 4-0 triumph implicit Lebanon successful their last Group B lucifer astatine the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre successful China connected Friday.Pritika Barman scored doubly successful the 6th and 85th minutes, portion Alva Devi Senjam and Joya besides scored for India.

Pritika led the onslaught with 2 goals arsenic India registered their archetypal triumph successful the tourney since 2005.The effect strengthened India’s chances of reaching the quarter-finals arsenic 1 of the 2 champion third-placed teams. India are present adjacent to qualifying for the knockout signifier for the archetypal clip successful 21 years.

After the result, the Philippines would request to bushed Chinese Taipei by 12 goals, portion Chinese Taipei would request a 13-goal win.India made 1 alteration from their erstwhile match, with Anushka Kumari replacing Pearl Fernandes, and started the crippled attacking from the beginning.Divyani Linda sent a agelong shot guardant from right-back, which Pritika controlled earlier getting past Lebanon defender Joya Bou Assaf. Pritika past bushed goalkeeper Marie Joe Chebly with a left-footed changeable to springiness India the lead.India astir scored again soon aft erstwhile Anushka got abstraction wrong the box, but Marie made the save.

Pritika continued to occupation the Lebanon defence and astir scored her 2nd extremity successful the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper stopped her effort again.Redima Devi Chingkhamayum passed the shot to Alva astatine the borderline of the box, and the guardant got past Gianna Frangieh earlier scoring to springiness India a 2-0 pb astatine half-time.India continued attacking successful the 2nd fractional and kept Lebanon nether pressure. The Young Tigresses controlled possession for agelong periods and created chances from the wings.Their 3rd extremity came done Joya, who received the shot connected the near side, moved past 2 defenders and scored with a right-footed onslaught to marque it 3-0.India completed the triumph erstwhile Pritika scored her 2nd extremity of the match. She ran into the punishment country from the close helping and finished past Marie to marque it 4-0.