Sadly for Nepal, its dreams of bringing home the SAFF U-15 Men\u2019s Championship Trophy will remain unfulfilled again this year.<\/p>\n
Nepal was defeated 7-0 at the hands of India in the SAFF U-15 Men\u2019s Championship 2019 finale held at the Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal, India on August 31, 2019.<\/p>\n
India started its 7-goal record with a shot from Maheson Singh Tongbram in the 15th<\/sup> minute of the fate-defining match.<\/p>\n This was followed by another two goals from Aman Deep in the 42nd<\/sup> minute and Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam in the stoppage time of the match\u2019s first half.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Taking the game further for India, team player Sidarth registered his first goal in the 52nd<\/sup> minute, which was followed by Himanshu Jangra\u2019s goal in the 65th<\/sup> minute. By the end of one hour, India had registered five goals.<\/p>\n India\u2019s Sidarth stole the thunder in the remainder of the match with a brace<\/em>, two goals in the 76th<\/sup> and 80th<\/sup> minute. With these two victory-leading goals for Team India, he also registered for himself a hattrick <\/em>\u00a0for being the.<\/p>\n SAFF U-15 Men\u2019s Championship 2019 – Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n India remained unconquered throughout the series with 28 goals to its credit. The fierce Indian U-15 team didn\u2019t concede any goals in five matches of the tournament, including the finale.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n This is India\u2019s third SAFF U-15 victory after two wins in 2013 and 2017 series.<\/p>\n With this victory, India is automatically qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers<\/em>, which will be held between September 18-22, 2019. India will be playing alongside Bahrain, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan under Group B.<\/p>\n Better luck next time Team Nepal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sadly for Nepal, its dreams of bringing home the SAFF U-15 Men\u2019s Championship Trophy will remain…<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
\n India Winning Matches<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Score<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n India Vs Nepal<\/td>\n 5-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n India Vs Bangladesh<\/td>\n 7-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n India Vs Bangladesh<\/td>\n 4-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n India Vs Sri Lanka<\/td>\n 5-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n India Vs Nepal<\/td>\n 7-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n Nepal Winning Matches<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Score<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nepal Vs Sri Lanka<\/td>\n 2-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nepal Vs Bangladesh<\/td>\n 4-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nepal Vs Bhutan<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n