In the 10th minute, Shilji Shaji got the breakthrough, running on to goalkeeper Khushi’s long cleared ball past a napping Nepal defender and slotting it into the far corner. India hit them with a double blow just a few minutes later. First Shilji scored in the 40th minute and then, barely a minute later, Pooja made it three
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India’s U-17 team laid down the marker with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Nepal in the opening game of the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship campaign at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium here.
In the 10th minute, Shilji Shaji got the breakthrough, running on to goalkeeper Khushi’s long cleared ball past a napping Nepal defender and slotting it into the far corner. India hit them with a double blow just a few minutes later. First Shilji scored in the 40th minute and then, barely a minute later, Pooja made it three.
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Barsha Oli scored off a well taken volley in the 54th minute to reduce the deficit, but Shilji rounded off a brilliant performance with a well taken third, robbing the Nepal midfield from a throw-in and then running through on her own to finish.
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