SAFF U17 Women's C'ship: India lose 3-4 to Bangladesh in final pool match- Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the final match of the 2025 SAFF U17 Women's Championship.
India takes on Bangladesh at the 2025 SAFF Women's U-17 Championship. (Photo credit: AIFF)
Indian women's U17 team clinched the SAFF Championship but failed to complete a clean sweep, losing to Bangladesh in the final minute winner from Mamoni Chakma.
In a topsy-turvy, high-scoring thriller, Bangladesh took the lead thrice with some beautiful goals, ending India's championship-winning campaign on a sour note.
This was India's dress rehearsal before the upcoming AFC Asian U-17 Qualifiers, and such a result will help the side to find its weak points and work on them before the continental test.
As it happened:
A crazy last 15 minutes ended the 2025 SAFF U17 Championship on a high
India conceded the match but clinched the championship because of better total points than Bangladesh in the double round robin tournament.
Indian players broke into tears after losing a close match in the final minute just because of an unlucky deflection from their own defender on the rebound.
India 3-3 Bangladesh
Captain Julan takes her chance from a long range and scores a brilliant chip goal from almost 25 yards away to find an equaliser for Indian just before the Injury time.
India 2-3 Bangladesh
With just 10 minutes to go, India is going all-out to find that equaliser which gives Bangladesh to hurt India on counter-attack, that they almost did on a couple of occasions but missed the net closely.
India 2-3 Bangladesh
India is finally able to breach the Bangladesh defence thanks to an unfortunate back pass from their left back, which finds unmarked Pritika, who comfortably chips the indecisive goalkeeper of Bangladesh.
India 1-3 Bangladesh
Bangladesh is doing a compact defense and not allowing Indian forwards to break through in between their backline, forcing them to go for long-rangers, which aren't troubling the goalkeeper.
India 1-3 Bangladesh
Sauravi Akanda scores her 6th goal of the match after getting past three defenders on a long ball, doubling the team's lead in the second half.
India 1-2 Bangladesh
India is chasing the match for the first time in this tournament, which might help them to prepare for the coming tough matches at the AFC Qualifiers.
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