India U17 go down fighting 0-1 against Alcorcon of Spain
Luis Norton's young guns
brought an end to their unbeaten streak of nine games on Thursday as they were
defeated by Spanish side Alcorcon.
The first half saw the
Indian side try to generate chances in the middle of the park by using their
playmaking skills. First, Stalin Sanjeev did well to get past the Spanish
defenders but the attacker failed to shoot accurately as his delivery landed
straight into the hands of AD Alcorcon's goalkeeper.
Later, around the half
hour mark, Boris Thangjam found Abhijit Sarkar inside the 18-yard box but
Sarkar's delivery sailed over the bar. Six minutes later, Sarkar played the
ball through for Komal Thatal but lack of power on the shot saw Thatal's
attempt being easily collected by The Potters' goalkeeper. These were the last
sets of action from the Indian Colts as the two teams walked to the tunnel at
the half-time whistle on a 0-0 score-line.
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The second half saw an early opportunity for the Young Cubs as Sarkar was in action yet again. The striker came close to registering the first goal of the tie for his side but missed the target by inches. The missed chance came at a cost for India as just two minutes after Sarkar's attempt, the opposition took lead. The Colts were trailing by a solitary goal at the 70th minute and failed to put up an equaliser before the full-time whistle.
The second half saw an early opportunity for the Young Cubs as Sarkar was in action yet again. The striker came close to registering the first goal of the tie for his side but missed the target by inches. The missed chance came at a cost for India as just two minutes after Sarkar's attempt, the opposition took lead. The Colts were trailing by a solitary goal at the 70th minute and failed to put up an equaliser before the full-time whistle.
The defeat meant that
India's unbeaten streak of nine games was brought to an end in Spain.