India Defeats Nepal 7-0 in SAFF U-15 Men’s Championship 2019 Finale

Sadly for Nepal, its dreams of bringing home the SAFF U-15 Men’s Championship Trophy will remain unfulfilled again this year.

Nepal was defeated 7-0 at the hands of India in the SAFF U-15 Men’s Championship 2019 finale held at the Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal, India on August 31, 2019.

India started its 7-goal record with a shot from Maheson Singh Tongbram in the 15^th minute of the fate-defining match.

This was followed by another two goals from Aman Deep in the 42^nd minute and Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam in the stoppage time of the match’s first half.

Taking the game further for India, team player Sidarth registered his first goal in the 52^nd minute, which was followed by Himanshu Jangra’s goal in the 65^th minute. By the end of one hour, India had registered five goals.

India’s Sidarth stole the thunder in the remainder of the match with a brace, two goals in the 76^th and 80^th minute. With these two victory-leading goals for Team India, he also registered for himself a hattrick  for being the.

SAFF U-15 Men’s Championship 2019 – Overview

India remained unconquered throughout the series with 28 goals to its credit. The fierce Indian U-15 team didn’t concede any goals in five matches of the tournament, including the finale.

Nepal remained second to best, despite a successful campaign against opponent teams other than India. Nepal scored a total of 11 goals in three matches of the league stage played against, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

This is India’s third SAFF U-15 victory after two wins in 2013 and 2017 series.

With this victory, India is automatically qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers, which will be held between September 18-22, 2019. India will be playing alongside Bahrain, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan under Group B.

Better luck next time Team Nepal!