New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey lauded the India U-17 Men’s Football staff regardless of their dropping effort towards Japan in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup, saying that he witnessed a “spirited and bold India” through the match, which “can’t be backed down, no longer a push-over”.
Warriors are usually not those who at all times win, however the ones who at all times battle. These set of phrases might most likely by no means have been any more true than within the 4-8 loss that the Blue Colts suffered by the hands of Japan of their final Group D match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup on the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 23, 2023.
“I witnessed a spiritedbold India against Japan last night. It wasn’t supposed to be easy. The U17 boys showed that the New India can’t be backed down, no longer a push over despite the odds. IndianFootball,” tweeted Chaubey.
In a recreation of two halves, India clawed again into the match within the second half and gave Japan an actual run for his or her cash, earlier than dropping the match on the finish. The Blue Colts got here into the encounter needing to win to face an opportunity to qualify for the match’s quarter-finals, however alas, that would not be.
For Japan, Gakuto Kawamura (14′), Gaku Nawata (41′), (45′), Shuta Nagano (52), Kohei Mochizuku (54′), Yotaro Nakajima (74′), Gota Yamaguchi (906′), Shungo Sugiura (907′), scored targets. For the Blue Colts, Mukul Panwar (47′), Danny Meitei (62′), Daiki Miyagawa (69′) (personal aim), Korou Singh (79) registered their names on the scoring sheet.
In the Group D, India ended at third place. They couldn’t register a win of their three matches, drawing one and dropping two. Hence, they didn’t qualify for the knockout levels. (ANI)