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India Rout Bhutan 5-0 to Stay Perfect at SAFF U17 Women's Championship

Four wins with a 22-0 goal record put the Young Tigresses in pole position.

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Overview

  • Anushka Kumari scored in the 4th and 16th minutes and set up the fifth, moving to seven goals for the tournament.
  • Shveta Rani (24'), captain Julan Nongmaithem (77') and Nira Chanu Longjam (90+5') added the other goals after a 3-0 halftime lead.
  • India top the table on 12 points from four matches, ahead of Bangladesh on nine and Nepal on three, with Bhutan yet to register a point.
  • The match at Thimphu's Changlimithang Stadium was their second meeting in four days after an earlier 8-0 Indian win.
  • The victory extended India’s clean-sheet streak to four games and tightened their grip on the title race.