Thimphu. The Indian football team maintained its dominance in the age group tournament by defeating Bangladesh 2-0 in the final of the SAFF Under-17 Championship here on Monday. After the first half of the match remained goalless, Mohammad Kaif gave the team the lead by scoring a header in the 58th minute. In the last moments (90+5 minutes), Mohammad Arbash doubled India’s lead by scoring a goal and closed the doors of Bangladesh’s comeback in the match.
The Indian team adopted a defensive attitude in the first half of the match but in the second half the team tried hard to win, which also paid off. After falling behind by one goal, Bangladesh also tried to make a comeback but in the 67th minute of the match, Indian goalkeeper Ahebam Suraj Singh failed their attempt. Last year too, India had defeated Bangladesh by the same margin in the final of this tournament. .