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U20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers: India thrash Singapore 7-0 - Highlights
Indian begin their U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a flying start.
India U20 women's team (Source: AIFF)
Indian Women's U-20 team handed a 7-0 defeat to their Singapore counterparts in their first match of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 2024 qualifying campaign. The first half saw six goals being scored by the women in blue, while the ones clad in red were left as spectators.
Braces from skipper Apurna Narzary and Anita Kumari, and a goal each by Kajol D'Souza, Sumati Kumari, and Astam Oraon comprised the goals scored by the Indian team.
As it happened:
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- 7 March 2023 8:50 AM GMT
HALF TIME: India 6-0 Singapore
It has been a dominant performance from the Indian team as they have completely outplayed Singapore. The forward line of India has been quite productive with Anita being the wrecker-in-chief.
- 7 March 2023 8:38 AM GMT
37' Game resumes after Singapore midfielder needed some medical attention.
The game continues after a brief halt as the Singapore midfielder needed some urgent medical attention.
India 6-0 Singapore
- 7 March 2023 8:33 AM GMT
32' India is looking at double digits now as they score 6th goal.
Skipper Apurna outmuscles the defender and puts one cross for Anita, who takes her times and slots one past the goal keeper with ease.
India 6-0 Singapore
- 7 March 2023 8:30 AM GMT
28' That could have been 6th!
A close miss for the Indian forward line as the shot by Sumati Kumari misses the goal by a whisker.
India 5-0 Singapore
- 7 March 2023 8:26 AM GMT
24' Too easy for India as Astam Oraon scores another goal.
Sumati does well on the left wing and her run leaves no other option to Singapore GK, who comes out of line and Astam Oraon expertly bundles the cross home.
- 7 March 2023 8:18 AM GMT
16' Fourth goal for India!
A typical number 11 finish from Anita as she gets in the position to receive the ball and lobs it over the goalkeeper. Singapore looks clueless.
India 4-0 Singapore.
- 7 March 2023 8:13 AM GMT
13' It is raining goals here.
Another goal for India as the Indian skipper Apurna Narzary scores again after one loose ball jumps in front of her. Indian girls are dominating Singapore here.
India 3-0 Singapore
