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The Indian Under-17 women's squad crushed Bhutan 8-0 successful its past round-robin fixture of the SAFF Under-19 Women's Championship to acceptable up a acme showdown with Bangladesh astatine the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium connected Wednesday.
Pearl Fernandes (16', 39', 41') scored a first-half hat-trick, portion Pritika Barman (25', 90') got 1 extremity successful each fractional for India. Alisha Lyngdoh (6'), Abhista Basnett (10'), and Divyani Linda (17') netted 1 apiece.
In the different semifinal, Bangladesh defeated hosts Nepal 4-0, successful the 2nd lucifer of the day.
India finished 2nd connected the array with six points from 3 matches, 3 down leaders Bangladesh. The hosts ended 3rd with 3 points, portion Bhutan were astatine bottommost of the heap with none.
The apical 2 teams, India and Bangladesh, volition present transverse swords successful the last connected Saturday.
The Indian U17 squad is participating successful the higher age-group SAFF title arsenic portion of its preparations for the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026.
From the precise outset, Bhutan were nary lucifer for the Pamela Conti-coached Young Tigresses.
Alisha Lyngdoh enactment them up successful the sixth infinitesimal with a well-placed half-volley from extracurricular the box, which was conscionable retired of Bhutan goalkeeper Sonam Choden's reach.
The pb was doubled by Abhista conscionable a fewer minutes later, erstwhile Pritika, who was acceptable escaped connected the right, chopped 1 backmost for the erstwhile to pat in.
Just beyond the quarter-hour mark, Thandamoni Baskey released Pearl done a slick through-pass that enactment the second down a Bhutan defence that was trying to clasp a precocious line. Pearl bushed Sonam with easiness to people India's third.
A infinitesimal later, Divyani made it 4 erstwhile she surged guardant from the close and slotted it successful astatine the adjacent post.
Pritika scored the 5th successful the 25th infinitesimal erstwhile she entered the Nepal container from the close and netted astatine the acold post. In the 38th minute, Pritika turned provider, supplying a debased transverse to Pearl, who scored into a gaping net.
A mates of minutes later, Pearl completed her hat-trick, tapping the shot successful from adjacent scope aft a set-piece caused immoderate disorder successful the Bhutan box.
Pritika was named the Player of the Match.
