While India grabbed three points with consummate ease in the opening encounter of the three-team group that also have Bangladesh, the match featured skipper Loitongbam Ashalata Devi's 100th appearance for the Blue Tigresses and the 50th international goal of prolific striker Ngangom Bala De
Ashalata Devi pulled on an Indian shirt for the first time in the pre-Olympics in Dhaka against Bangladesh in March 2011, few would have imagined that she would take Indian women's football by storm in quite the way she has.
The Indian senior women's team touched down in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday night, ahead of the first of their two friendlies against the hosts on July 9 at the Thuwunna Stadium
In a marked improvement from the first game, the Blue Tigresses were at the forefront of proceedings in the opening quarter, even earning themselves multiple set pieces in attacking areas to threaten the Uzbekistan goal, as per a press release from All India Football Federation (AIFF).
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Japan seven, India nil. Calling it a difficult day for the Indian women's team would be an understatement. But there's no embarrassment at all in losing to a world-class opponent like Japan. A team that put four past eventual champions Spain in the World Cup was always going to be the mother