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SAFF U-16 Championship: India defeats Nepal 1-0; Qualifies for semifinal - Highlights
The 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship is the 8th edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-17 national teams organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Its being held from 2–10 September 2023 in Thimphu, Bhutan.
India U-16 Football Team at the SAFF U-16 Championship
The Indian U-16 Football team defeated Nepal 1-0 in their second game of the SAFF U-16 Championship. The Indian team had 1-0 win over Bangladesh in their first match. India team likely to face Maldives or Bhutan in semifinal on 8 september.
As it happened:
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- 6 Sep 2023 10:10 AM GMT
50' Nepal has been putting pressure in second half.
Indian team has withheld the pressure from Nepal as the opponents have came out with intent to score the equalizer.
India 1-0 Nepal
- 6 Sep 2023 9:50 AM GMT
HALF TIME: India 1-0 Nepal
India dominated the half with their flurry of attacks and were rewarded in the 32nd minute as Arbash opened the scoring. India needs tp be more clinical in the final third.
- 6 Sep 2023 9:39 AM GMT
33' India leads 1-0.
Arbash opens the scoring for India as the forward receives a ball from Usham and volleys it into the roof of the next.
India 1-0 Nepal
- 6 Sep 2023 9:19 AM GMT
18' India is dominant but has no goals to show.
The Indian team is attacking consistently but their shots are either going wide or getting saved. They need to find the clinical edge in the final three.
India 0-0 Nepal
- 6 Sep 2023 9:15 AM GMT
13' The woodwork denies India.
Levis unleashes a shot with the Nepali goalkeeper wrong-footed but it hits the post and is cleared by defence. Unlucky for India.
India 0-0 Nepal
- 6 Sep 2023 9:11 AM GMT
10' Indian shot is saved.
A slick move from the Indian team and a ball is played from the right win which is met with a powerful shot but the Nepalese goalkeeper saves it.
India 0-0 Nepal
- 6 Sep 2023 9:09 AM GMT
8' This time it is an offside for India.
Indian defender Kaif plays a long ball but the whistle goes for offside as the Indian forwards tries to slot it in.
India 0-0 Nepal
- 6 Sep 2023 9:06 AM GMT
5' A fast-paced game in the early quarters of the game.
India has been on the backfoot as Nepal almost broke on the counter but it was called offside. Nepal has come attacking all-out in a must-win game for them.
India 0-0 Nepal
