New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The Indian senior girls’s workforce defeated the Australian facet Perth RedStar FC 5-0 in a closed-door pleasant match at Dalmatinac Park in Perth, Australia, on Thursday, as per an AIFF media launch.
Preparing for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026, it was the Blue Tigresses’ first pleasant sport after arriving in Australia on February 11. Aveka Singh scored a brace, whereas Pyari Xaxa, Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam and Sanju netted one purpose every for India.
Amelia Valverde’s facet will play their subsequent pleasant towards Perth Azzurri on February 23 at Macedonia Park in Perth at 16:00 IST.
India will kickstart their Asian Cup Group C marketing campaign towards Vietnam on March 4 on the Perth Rectangular Stadium, adopted by matches towards Japan on March 7 on the similar venue, and Chinese Taipei on March 10 on the Western Sydney Stadium.
India had earlier performed six pleasant video games in Turkey towards membership sides from Ukraine, Russia, Switzerland, Germany and Romania, profitable three, drawing one, and shedding two.
The Indian girls’s workforce suffered a 0-1 defeat by the hands of FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc on the Fanatic Tour Serik Sport Centre in Antalya of their most up-to-date pleasant. The Romanian membership scored within the twelfth minute of the match.
Before the FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc contest, the Blue Tigresses beat Russian facet Zvezda-2005 Perm 2-0 on the S&B Sport Football Complex in Serik, Antalya. In the match, Anju Tamang scored the early purpose within the ninth minute, earlier than Lynda Kom Serto netted late on within the 89th to safe the win for the senior Indian girls’s nationwide workforce. The Blue Tigresses additionally registered a 1-0 victory over German facet Hertha BSC Frauen of their fourth pleasant match of the tour. In the match, Grace Dangmei scored the decisive purpose within the thirty seventh minute to safe the win for India. (ANI)