SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship 2022: India U-18 girls beat Bangladesh by 1-0
JAMSHEDPUR: The India U-18 girls continued their winning run with a 1-0 win over Bangladesh in their second fixture in the ongoing SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship 2022 in Jamshedpur. Following the result, India are firmly seated at the top of the table, having collected six points from two matches thanks to Nitu Linda's well-taken shot in the 63rd minute. Coach Thomas Dennerby made only one change in the starting line-up from the last game, having brought in Kajal in place of Naketa. The game kicked-off at a slow pace but the hosts came very close to opening the scoring in the 9th minute when Astam played a low ball into the six-yard box hoping for Lynda Kom to fill in the spaces, but it was eventually cleared. In the 21st minute the second chance for India came when Anita Kumari tried a low shot which went wide. A couple of minutes later, Bangladesh served a reminder of danger to the hosts as Eity Khatun’s first time shot near the goalline was blocked by Ritu Devi. At the half-