The Indian U16 national football team who just finished participating in the Asian Football Confederation U16 qualifiers started their Spanish tour on a good note after beating Elche CP U16 2-0. The team will be the ones who will represent the India in the U17 World Cup that will be hosted by India in 2017. The team have continued their streak of good performances after a successful tour of Germany.
In the AFC U16 Championship qualifiers, they managed to finish second in their group right behind Iran, scoring 11 goals their remaining two matches. The match against Elche was their first in the series of tour matches to be played in Spain. Elche U16 play in the Spanish Segunda division will be disappointed with their loss, but the young Indians will be pleased with their results at the Torrevieja Stadium.
The match got off to a tepid start, but the Indian team were celebrating eleven minutes before half-time, thanks to serious estimation error by the opposition custodian. Ninthoi was in the clear, as he received a huffed clearance by custodian Dheeraj Morirangthem. The wily forward, took cognizance of the opposition keeper's faulty position and launched an audacious chip, from 35 yards, which beat the backtracking keeper's outstreched arms and landed into the net, much to the delirium of the Indian bench.
The fledglings had another opportunity to double their lead before half-time, yet were thwarted in their attempt as Ninthoi's through ball to Aman wasn't controlled well by thelatter, allowing the opponents to manage the situation. The second half would eventually see the Young Tigers double their lead, thanks to Aman who redeemed himself for the earlier miss. However, Boris Thangjam wasn't so lucky on the day, as a collision of heads with his marker would see him need of urgent medical attention at a hospital. The away team held on, without any further incident, for their first win on Spanish shores.
The colts are presently on a Tour to Spain where they would be playing practice matches against Spanish Club sides.
Courtesy: Sports Keeda, Goal.com, and AIFF
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