BHUBANESWAR 22-Aug-2018
Odisha mid-fielder Bekey Oram, defenders Samir Kerketta and Tankadhar Bagh are representing India U-16 Boys Football Team in the Tri-Nation Tournament in Turkey. Indian boys today beat Cameroon U-16 National team 2-1 to post their first win in two matches of the tour.
Earlier, in their opening match against Oman, India went down fighting 1-2 on August 20. After Oman scored on either side of the half-time, Vikram reduced the margin for India from the penalty spot in the added time. The first half of the match was mostly played at the middle of the pitch.
Oman took the lead three minutes to the half-time whistle. Oman doubled the lead in the 55th minute to put them in a comfortable position. India coach Bibiano Fernandes rang in a few changes to find the back of the net but Oman stood tall to thwart their efforts until the final minute of the regulation time.
Vikram was brought down in the box in the 89th minute and the skipper slotted in the spot-kick to halve the gap. Although India pushed hard to find the equaliser towards the end, Oman held on their nerves to win the match eventually.
RESULTS:
August 20: India U-16 (Vikram) lost to Oman U-16 0-1.
August 22: India U-16 (Ridge Melvin 1`, Rohit Danu 20`) beat Cameroon U-16 (….?) 2-1.
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PHOTO: Starting line-up of India U-16 team for their match against Oman on August 20, 2018.
