The Indian boys were up against the Maldives in the semi-final of the 2025 SAFF U19 Championship at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh, on Friday.This was the first-ever semi-final of the U19 category for the Maldives, whereas the defending champion Indian team was competing in its third consecutive semifinal after topping the group.India hadn't conceded a single goal in the tournament and had qualified for the final four with big wins over Sri Lanka and Nepal in the group stage. As it happened:
The Indian boys were up against the Maldives in the semi-final of the 2025 SAFF U19 Championship at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh, on Friday.This was the first-ever semi-final of the U19 category for the Maldives, whereas the defending champion Indian team was competing in its third consecutive semifinal after topping the group.India hadn't conceded a single goal in the tournament and had qualified for the final four with big wins over Sri Lanka and Nepal in the group stage. As it happened: