India U-18 girls kick off SAFF U-18 Championship campaign with 7-0 victory over Nepal

Jamshedpur: India U-18 girls kicked off their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-18 Championship campaign with a thumping victory over Nepal by 7-0 in Jamshedpur yesterday.

The first goal was scored by Priyanka Sujeesh in the 15th minute while Lynda Kom scored two more in the 17th and 35th minutes



respectively.

In the second-half, India scored back-to-back goals, Apurna scoring in the 69th minute, followed by Purnima in the 77th minute. In the 87th minute, Sunita Munda made it 6-0, while Nitu Linda completed the scoreline in added time.

India next play Bangladesh on Saturday.