KATHMANDU: India has defeated Nepal 4-0 in the SAFF U-17 Championship held in Sri Lanka. In the final match played at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo last evening, India won the match 4-0.
With this, India clinched the championship title while Nepal became the first runner-up. Indian striker Bobo netted a first goal in the 18th minute of the match.
Nepal was limited to 10-players in the 39th minute of the tournament. Nepal’s captain Prashant Laksam was awarded a red card after he fouled Indian soccer Danny.
It may be noted that Nepal had defeated India 3-0 in the first round. Nepal had also outshined Bhutan in the first match in the first round. Nepal had set a final match against India defeating Sri Lanka in the semi-final.
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