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India outplay Pakistan 2-0

A Correspondent
RAJSHAH I. May 7 One of the pre tournament law urltes India seemed to have overcome the
shocking defeat at the hands of unfanclecl neighbours Nepal In the first match as they inflicted a comfortable two nil defeat upon bitter rivals Pakistan in the fifth Aslan under- 16 youth qualifying round Group Three football championship at the local sta dlum today
India, figged In orange. Ptayed much better than their opponents In white and green Ajay Singh, their striker from Bihar, displayed fine skills. He scored the most spectacular goal of the tournament so far In a match that saw the first marching order of the tourna ment also
Left stopper back Adil Sarfraz Butt of Pakistan was twice shown the yellow card by the referee whose supervision of the match left a lot to be desired
The Thal referee deprived the Indian team of two penal ties within the last five mtn utes and instead compensated them with a penalty under debatable circumstances.
Both teams adopted the 4 3-3 system but India showed more imagination and skill In building moves delying the almost unbearably summer heat In the northern divisional headquarters
Joseph Johnson, the agile Indian forward, launched the
first offensive for his side in the very second minute but his shot from the box just missed the mark After another unauc cessful move India shot into the lead tn the eighth minute of the match when Ajay Singh, standing some 22 yards away from the goal, got a pass from teammate RanaJIt Singh and unleashed a delectable, explo stvc left-footer that entered the Pakistan net by the far corner of the post giving no chance to the Puk custodian who went on to play a key role tn restricting the margin of his side s inevitable defeat (I -O)
Inspired by this gem of a goal. India carried out a num ber of sorties but Johnson and skipper Amit Das wasted the opportunities tn haste.
Pakistan, who were mostly busy in defending, missed an opportunity in the 36th minute when a midfielder failed to score from a counter attack. A minute before the short whistle India had the ball in the Pakistan net but ProsenjIt was ruled offside.
Kashif Nasser of Pakistan obstructed an advancing Shuklal Tlrkcy Inside the pro hibited zone 23 minutes Into the second half and Thal referee Somporn promptly pointed to the dreaded spot amidst protests from the Pakistani players. ProsenJIt scored from the resultant penalty (2-0).
India dominated the proceedings with Pakistan very rarely retaliating with breakaway moves and poor marks
manship by the strikers marred the good work of the Indian midfielders
Once Ajay Singh • powerful shot returned to play oil the post and Gautam Roy. the Indian custodian, steered a shot by Pakistan's Ijaz Ahmed for a comer at the fag end of the match
Naeern Khalid and Lail Shah ol Pakistan and Dulal Biswas of India were shown the yellow cards lor rough play
The Indian coach hailed his sides win but added that the margin could have been 6 0 if only his forwards had kept their cool The Pakistan coach attributed his side s defeat to the loss of some key players ruled out of reckoning because of being ones age
TODAY’S MATCH
Maldives vs Nepal (4 30 pm)