SAFF U-17 Championship: India defeats Nepal to clinch title

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 on Wednesday evening, India won the game 4-0. With this, India clinched the championship title while Nepal became the first runner-up. Indian striker Bobo netted their 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 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.