SAFF U-20 Championship 2024: India exits after losing to Bangladesh on penalties in semifinal
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The India U-20 men’s group lost 3-4 on punishments against Bangladesh after guideline time finished in a 1-1 attract the semifinal of the SAFF U20 Title at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Monday.
Two urgent punishment saves by Bangladesh’s substitute goalkeeper Mohammed Asif prompted the reigning champ India’s ouster from the competition.
The two groups showed excellent guarded association, yet Asif’s brightness under the bar in the punishment shootout isolated the different sides. Asadul Islam Sakib put Bangladesh leading the pack in the 36th moment, while India’s skipper Ricky Meetei Haobam scored in the 74th moment to bring India back into the game.
The coordinate started with India showing self-control and control in the beginning phases. India had its most memorable genuine open door in the fifth moment when Korou Singh Thingujam tracked down space inside the container. Notwithstanding, his header from Ebindas Yesudasan’s cross demonstrated confused.
India kept on pushing forward as a fine through ball in the tenth moment from Manglenthang Kipgen, setting up Korou Singh for a strong shot. In any case, the Bangladeshi goalkeeper Mehdi Hasan Srabon, was capable of keeping the scoreline level.
In the fifteenth moment, Gwgwmsar Goyary was denied an open door by the Bangladesh protection to the detriment of a corner. This prompted a long-range exertion from Korou Singh that was saved by the Bangladesh guardian.
In the seventeenth moment, Bangladesh’s Mohammed Rabby Rahul released a strong shot from fresh, yet India goalkeeper Priyansh Dubey made an exceptional save to keep his group in the challenge.
The primary advancement came in the 36th moment when Bangladesh exploited a cautious blunder by India. A cross from the left by Mohammed Rabby Hossen Rahul found Bangladesh’s Asadul Molla inside the case, who volleyed it past Priyansh.
The final part saw India pushing hard for a balancer. In the 53rd moment, Korou Singh had a once in a lifetime chance to draw level. After a splendid run into the case, he got himself one-on-one with the Bangladeshi guardian. Nonetheless, a slight of judgment on his part saw the voyaging off target. In the 61st moment, substitute Thanglalsoun Gangte’s strike from a promising position shook the post a lot to the disappointments of the Indian seat.
Halfway through the final part, Bangladesh goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan must be carted away the field after an impact with an Indian assailant and was supplanted by Mohammad Asif.
Finally, Ricky Meetei Haobam leveled in the 75th moment in the wake of getting a very much coordinated pass from substitute Naoba Meitei Pangambam on the left. Ricky serenely opened a low shot past Bangladesh goalkeeper Asif.
In the sudden death round, India made a broken beginning as Gangte’s shot was saved by Asif to leave Bangladesh with a benefit. Yet again after Pramveer, Goyary and Manjot Parmar scored from the net from the following three endeavors, the Bangladesh overseer acted the hero by impeding Akash Tirkey’s last shot.
Mohammed Pias Ahmed Nova, Moinul Islam Moin, Shakil Ahad Topu, and Ashraful Haque Asif committed no error in their initial four endeavors to take Bangladesh to the final.
