Priyangka Devi scored the solitary objective because the Indian girls’s soccer group registered a 1-0 win over lower-ranked Egypt within the first pleasant on the Prince Mohammed Stadium on Wednesday.
It was Priyangka’s first-ever objective for the Blue Tigresses in opposition to ninety fifth ranked Egypt.
The first half started with the Indian facet urgent laborious to grab the initiative. Captain Ashalata Devi tried to earn an early lead within the 18th minute through her shot from distance however Anju, who latched on to the ball, missed the prospect.
Couple of minutes later, Manisha nearly scored the primary for the night time by way of Dalima’s move from the proper however was collected by the Egyptian custodian.
Before the opposition may settle into the sport, a sudden strike by Priyangka within the thirtieth minute gave India the early lead, and remained the one objective of the match.
Dalima managed to move the ball to Priyangka after Manisha essayed an excellent cross from the left and ultimately, the younger midfielder discovered the again of the online. The half time rating due to this fact learn 1-0 in favour of India.
The second half was performed out on related strains with India creating extra possibilities, as head coach Thomas Dennerby made his first change on the restart, changing ahead Renu with Pyari Xaxa.
Ten minutes after the resumption, Pyari got here near scoring within the 53rd minute as she acquired on the tip of a cross from Manisha with a wonderful run, however the shot was saved by the keeper.
Couple of extra substitutions adopted as Sandhiya got here on rather than Anju Tamang, and Soumya and Ratanbala had been launched rather than Grace and Priyangka Devi respectively.
The prolific captain Engy Ahmed Sayed tried her luck from shut vary earlier than the hour-mark, however Sowmiya stood tall to disclaim her confidently.
Hayam Abdellatif had the ultimate effort for Egypt within the dying minutes of the sport however her effort landed safely into Sowmiya’s gloves.
The final change was made by Dennerby on the last minutes of the regulation time when Manisha was changed by Mariyammal.
The match quickly got here to an finish as India earned their first victory in Jordan.
This is the primary match for the reason that nationwide group was pressured to withdraw from the group stage of the AFC Asian Cup, which India hosted in January-February, after it didn’t subject a group resulting from a COVID-19 outbreak inside its bio-bubble in Mumbai.
