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AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers : India beats Myanmar 2 - 1 Myanmar, qualifies for the next round- Highlights
Pooja and Sulanjana Raul scored for India.
The young tigresses celebrating the goal (image via Indian Football IG )
India U-17 women's team qualifies to the Round 2 of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers from Group F. The young tigresses created plenty of chances but the finishing was poor.
Sulanjana Raul broke the deadlock in the 25th minute and minutes later Pooja doubled the lead. In the 75th minute Myanmar pulled one back from a free kick. Towards the end there was a tussle between the players and two Myanmar players were given marching orders.
As it happened:
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- 28 April 2023 3:32 PM GMT
73' Offside !
Pooja runs through the left flank and tries to cut inside the box, however the flag is up.
- 28 April 2023 3:28 PM GMT
69' Sulanjana shoots straight to the keeper !
Sulanjana tries to shoot from a distance but straight to the keeper.
- 28 April 2023 3:24 PM GMT
65' Substitution !
India makes the first change of the night as Shivani Toppo comes in for Sonibia Devi.
- 28 April 2023 3:17 PM GMT
56' India on the domination !
2 - 0 is never a safe scoreline, and India is not sitting back trying to defend the advantage. Adding a third seems to be the aim.
- 28 April 2023 3:12 PM GMT
51' Pooja hits the sidenet !
Pooja makes an incredible run through the middle and ends up in a 1 v 1 with the keeper, however the ball goes to sidenetting.
- 28 April 2023 3:06 PM GMT
46' Substitutions !
Myanmar makes two changes as Kay Thwe and Honey Moe goes off for Mnin Wai and Su Su Khin.
- 28 April 2023 2:49 PM GMT
47' End of First Half !
Team India have a solid 2 goal lead going into the break. As things stand India will qualify from group F to the next round.
India - 6 points
Myanmar - 3 points
Kyrgyz - 0 ponts
- 28 April 2023 2:42 PM GMT
40' Solid defending from the Blue tigresses !
Myanmar are knocking the door, but the backline has been solid for India.
