India U-19 girls go down 1-0 to Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship
The Indian U-19 girls went down to hosts Bangladesh by a solitary goal in the final of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka on Wednesday, December 22, 202. The only goal in the game came in the 80th minute where Anai Mogini scored to make the difference between the two teams. The first chance for India came in the 5th minute where Priyangka Devi collected the ball from a thrown-in on the right side and went for a cross. The ball though did not find any of the players and went straight to rival goalkeeper Rupna’s hand. In the 16th minute, Bangladesh had their first chance in the game. A long ball was played over the top by Maria and Tohura Khatun collected it and tried to make the most of it but goalkeeper Anishka was equal to the task. Thereafter, both Teams tried to control possession but were not able to break the deadlock, as both teams headed to the half-time. Changing over, the first chance for India came in the 64t