AFC U-19 Women's Championship: Indian women humiliate Pakistan 18-0
What's the story
The Indian women U-19 football team gave a solid account of themselves in the ongoing AFC U19 Women's Championship qualifiers.
Indian eves thrashed Pakistan 18-0 in a completely one-sided affair.
The two nations have enjoyed an intense rivalry. They have enjoyed some rich battles in the past, but this time around, India were in a different dimension.
Here is more.
Twitter Post
What a performance!
A brilliant performance from the India U-19 girls as they beat Pakistan with a scoreline of 18-0 at full time.#ShePower #BackTheBlue #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/Zag9LSljNh
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) October 24, 2018
Domination
Nine goals per half sees Indian eves dominate
The south Asian neighbors fielded strong teams with qualification in mind.
One had expected a well-fought encounter, but India decimated Pakistan to gain bragging rights.
India got off to a perfect start and opened the scoring within 2 minutes.
Within half an hour, the eves had scored seven goals.
Before half-time the score was 9-0.
And the dominance continued in the next 45 minutes.
Information
India women's U-19 team to face Nepal next
The Indian U-19 women's team face Nepal next on Friday at 2:30 PM IST. Their final qualifying encounter will be against Thailand on October 28. This win will perhaps make them go into both the matches with added composure and confidence.