India forward Aniket Jadhav's childhood coach Jaydeep Angirwal was in a VIP seat, watching the India under-17 team stretching every sinew against the Americans yesterday.

The Indians lost their opener 0-3 but Angirwal was not disappointed by the result. "The Indian team played with a 4-4-2 strategy and it worked very well. Though we lost, our boys played extremely well. It's not easy to counter a strong team like USA," said Angirwal, who witnessed the match thanks to a pass provided by Aniket.