New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): India U-17 Men’s Team registered a 6-1 victory over SSV Reutlingen U-16 in a coaching match in Reutlingen, Germany, on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
It was India U-17s second pleasant fixture in Germany. The Blue Colts had earlier gone down 1-3 to a U-16/19 blended facet of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday. The workforce, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, arrived in Germany after having performed a collection of preparatory matches in Spain, as per a press launch from the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
The Blue Colts exerted their dominance proper from the primary whistle, opening the scoring within the twenty fourth minute by way of Rohen Singh as he latched on to a via ball from Prachit Gaonkar earlier than discovering the web. However, Reutlingen equalised via Eimen Zalloumi simply ten minutes later. Parity did not final for lengthy as Shashwat Panwar, who additionally scored in opposition to Stuttgart three days in the past, retook the lead for India within the thirty seventh minute after displaying some neat footwork.
Bibiano’s facet began the second half in a fair stronger vogue. Lemmet Tangvah, who had despatched his header broad from a Gogocha Chungkham cross simply moments earlier than, completed off a supply from Rohen to make it 3-1 within the 52nd minute. Goalkeeper Pranav Sundarraman additionally had work to do as he saved a few photographs from Jamie-Noah Demir and Ralf Raab to take care of India’s benefit.
The Blue Colts put extra strain within the ultimate quarter-hour of the sport. First, substitute Thanglalsoun Gangte picked out Gogocha, who made it 4-1 earlier than the latter turned supplier for one more substitute Omang for India’s fifth objective. The final objective got here within the 87th minute when Faizan Waheed was introduced down by Laurin Assassa within the Reutlingen field, and Gangte transformed the ensuing penalty to make it 6-1 in India’s favour.
The Blue Colts are getting ready for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup ultimate rounds to be performed in Thailand subsequent month. Placed in Group D, they may play Vietnam (June 17), Uzbekistan (June 20), and Japan (June 23) in Pathum Thani and Bangkok.
India U-17 XI: Pranav Sundarraman (GK), Dhanajit Ashangbam, Mukul Panwar (C), Pramveer, Faizan Waheed, Akash Tirkey, Prachit Gaonkar, Rohen Singh (Balkaran 79′), Gogocha Chungkham, Lemmet Tangvah (Omang 63′), Shashwat Panwar (Gangte 54′). (ANI)