U20 AFC Women's Asian Cup: India and Indonesia play out listless draw - HIGHLIGHTS
India began its 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand Qualifiers campaign with a draw.
After Indonesia, India will play Turkmenistan and hosts Myanmar. (Photo credit: AIFF)
India kickstarted its 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand Qualifiers campaign in Group D against Indonesia on Wednesday at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon in Myanmar.
Despite holding bulk of the possession, India failed to achieve a breakthrough, even as Indonesia was resolute in defense.
Going in to this fixture, India was looking to qualify for the U20 Women's Asian Cup, a tournament which is also a qualifier for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, for the fourth time.
If they do succeed, the squad, led by Swedish head coach Joakim Alexandersson, could well end a 20-year absence from the competition, having last qualified in 2006.
In the 2024 qualifiers, India were eliminated in the first round by the narrowest of margins, on goal difference, by Vietnam. Coincidentally, India met Indonesia in those qualifiers as well, and registered a thumping 6-0 win.
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A disappointing outing for India draws to a close.
India's finishing leaves a lot to be desired.
India has two more games left in Group D and they will play Turkmenistan and hosts Myanmar. With the group winners and three best second-placed teams across all eight groups to qualify for the final tournament, victories are all that matter for India.
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Good bye for now.
85' Indonesia come close to scoring!!
Ajeng Sri's shot on goal is thwarted by India's goalkeeper Monalisa.
India heave a sigh of relief.
70' Shibani Devi with a fabulous cross, but there's no Indian boot at the end of it. Another opportunity goes abegging.
50' India, much like the way they did in the first half, holding possession.
They're doing well to move the ball around, their passing and work rate has been encouraging.
47' The second half is now underway and India press on to break the deadlock.
That said, for them to get on the board, their penetration in the final third will have to be a lot better than it was in the first half.
No breakthrough at half-time.
India with the bulk of possession, but nothing to show on the scorecard for their efforts.
Indonesia, on the other hand, has been solid in defense.
35' Another goalmouth skirmish and Indonesia, yet again, manage to clear the ball, much to India's frustration.
30' Indonesia has been compact in defense right and India, despite holding the lion's share of the possession has been unable to breach Indonesia's defensive lines.
22' India making plenty of offensive plays, but their actions in the final third have been a let down thus far.
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