The Indian ladies’s soccer workforce gained their first of the 2 friendlies in Jordan as they beat Egypt 1-0 on the Prince Mohammad Stadium in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday. Naorem Priyangka Devi’s aim within the thirty second minute was the one one scored on the evening as India ran away victors.
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This was the primary worldwide recreation for the workforce because the AFC Asian Cup debacle, the place they had been withdrawn from the match as a result of they had been unable to area a workforce attributable to huge variety of Covid-19 circumstances within the camp.
India are additionally slated to play one other pleasant in opposition to Jordan.
India began with Sowmiya Narayanasamy within the aim. The defence line consisted of Dalima Chhibber, Sweety Devi, Ashalata Devi and Sanju. The midfield was manned by Martina Thokchom, Priyangka, Anju whereas the entrance three had been Dangmei Grace, Renu and Manisha Kalyan.
India was on the assault early on whereas Egypt solely evaded the stress by sending the ball out. India had been urgent excessive up the pitch attempting to maintain the ball within the Egypt half as a lot as doable.
Whereas India stored the ball in their very own half, they did wrestle with breaking the strains with a purpose to get themselves clear-cut possibilities. As Egypt grew into the sport, they used the left flank with Sanju on it to stress India and get a view of the aim.
Within the thirty first minute, Ashalata launched an extended ball in direction of Manisha on the left, who fought off a few Egyptian defenders to make the run into the field however her supply to the far put up was not picked up by anybody.
In that transfer, an Egyptian defender went down within the field whereas the play continued. Dalima used this chance to place in a cross within the center which Priyangka headed into the again of the web.
Egypt gamers complained to the referee however she had made her choice and the aim was given.
Sowmiya was first rate each time she known as into motion although Egypt didn’t actually throw a shock on the Indian workforce.
After the primary aim, Egypt did push again fairly a bit however had been unable to make it depend.
The second half noticed India and Egypt each transfer in opposition to one another however none might yield right into a aim.
Pyari Xaxa, Sandhiya Ranganathan and Soumya Guguloth and Ratanbala Devi got here on within the second half as India stored contemporary legs and first rate form to carry out Egypt.
Egypt’s Engy Ahmed Atya Sayed acquired a pink card in stoppage time as India got here out of the match with a victory in opposition to a 10-woman Egypt aspect.
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