Thiruvananthapuram: Eighteen-year-old Chhangte Lallianzuala became the youngest goal scorer for India as the hosts bounced back from a goal down to beat Nepal 4-1 in their final group match, advancing to the semifinal of the South Asian Football Federation Cup yesterday.


Eighteen-year-old Chhangte Lallianzuala climbs atop skipper Sunil Chhetri (jersey No 11) to celebrate one of India's goals against Nepal in the SAFF Cup at Thiruvananthapuram yesterday

Baichung Bhutia, who scored against Uzbekistan in the 1995 Nehru Cup as a 19-year-old, was the youngest Indian to score an international goal before Chhangte. Apart from India, Sri Lanka is the other side from the Group A to qualify for the last-four stage.