India U-17 women’s team loses to Sweden
India’s U-17 women’s team suffered a 1-3 loss against Sweden in their first match of the exposure tour ahead of the U-17 FIFA World Cup. The match was played in Girona, Spain. It was the first match of the exposure tour for the Indian girls ahead of the age-group showpiece, which India hosts in October-November.
Sudha Tirkey (62′) scored the only goal for India after Sweden U-17 girls took a comfortable 3-0 lead through Ida Gramfors (44′), Sara Frigren (52′) and Selma Aström (54′).
However, India looked promising early on as they competed on equal terms in an intense midfield battle that saw winger Anita Kumari get an early shot at the rival goal, which was saved.
Minutes later, Nitu Linda tried her luck to take a shot from the edge of the Swedish penalty area, but was blocked.
India were awarded a free-kick in the 19th minute and Anita once again made an attempt at the rival goal, this time a header, but Swedish keeper Elin Ekmark saved it with ease.
A few minutes later, Sweden striker Maja Jarvensivu tried a long ranger, which went over the crossbar.
Both Anita and India goalkeeper Anjali enjoyed a good first half. The former made a few runs around the half-hour mark, while the latter made some decent saves to keep his side in the game.
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