SAFF U-20 Championship 2022: India narrowly win 1-0 against Maldives- Scores, Results, Updates, Live Blog

After creating numerous chances and failing to convert them, it was Gurkirat Singh's thumping strike that rippled the net at the stroke of full time. A stubborn and sat-back Maldives was looking to play for a draw, but Singh's scorching strike had Maldives' goalie stood on his spot.FULL-TIME! That's the end of that! A late goal by Gurkirat Singh hands India the win against the Maldives!🇮🇳 1-0 🇲🇻📺 https://t.co/uwWKzZngN2#INDMDV ⚔️ #SAFFU20 🏆 #BackTheBlue 💙 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/JkddnAc5Xr— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) August 2, 2022 The narrow 1-0 win means that Shanmugam Venkatesh's blues will meet a high-flying Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF U-20 Championship 2022. However, Parthib Gogoi's red card at the dying minutes of the game means that the prolific forward will most likely miss out on the final.Nonetheless, India has enough firepower in them in the likes of Himanshu Jangra, Shubho Paul, and Gurkirat Singh to eye redemption against Bangladesh, a team who had handed them their first defeat in the competition. The final will be played on 5th August at 7 pm IST.

SAFF U-20 Championship 2022: India narrowly win 1-0 against Maldives- Scores, Results, Updates, Live Blog

62'- India still searching for that elusive opener as Maldives is happy to sit back and defend

55'- India struggling to find any concrete chances

50'- India attacking right from the start

SECOND HALF BEGINS

HALF TIME

45'- A chunk of five minutes added to the first half

44'- Jangra misses a sitter!

40'- Deadlock remains, looking to be broken by both teams before HT

37'- Good effort from Gurkirat

31'- Early substitutions for India

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