The success of Women’s Football is excessive on the Federation’s checklist of priorities, and as per the aims in Vision 2047. The-aiff.com is current with the U-17 Women’s National Team in Bangladesh, to observe the upcoming stars of Indian Women’s Football of their SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship marketing campaign.

Navaneeth Ok
AIFF Media Team

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: India tasted their first defeat within the SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship in opposition to Bangladesh on the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, as they misplaced 0-1 on Friday, March 24, 2023.

India had an early likelihood by way of Pooja, who obtained on to a scuffed clearance and tried to dink the keeper, however her effort went large. Chances had been few and much between, however India’s Shilji Shaji seemed energetic, making runs on the opposition defence. She made a harmful foray into the Bangladesh field from the left on the half-hour mark, however was stopped in her tracks.

Just a little forward of the half time whistle, Shibani obtained on to a harmful place within the flanks as she was fed in by Lalita, however the former’s cross lacked course.

India changed Meneka Devi with Babita Kumari on the restart as the primary half resulted in a stalemate. Shilji once more seemed to get right into a harmful place across the hour mark, however the cross by Shibani was lower out by the Bangladesh goalkeeper Songgita.

Lalita had an honest likelihood simply 10 minutes later, when a miscued clearance by the Bangladesh defence fell kindly for her, however her first-time effort went over the bar. Disaster struck for the Young Tigresses within the 73rd minute, when a wrongly timed header by Akhila ended within the Indian web.

As the clock wore down, Pooja missed a header from shut vary with simply 10 minutes of regulation time left. Shibani had the proper likelihood to equalise within the ninetieth minute when she was performed by way of by Shilji, and had solely the keeper to beat, however Bangladesh custodian Songgita pulled off an excellent save.

Shilji herself had the final likelihood to attract stage within the fifth minute of harm time, when India had been awarded a free-kick on the fringe of the Bangladesh space. However, her effort sailed over the crossbar.

India will subsequent face Bhutan on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 14:45 IST.