Indian girls’s soccer crew misplaced by the faintest of margins of their first pleasant in Uzbekistan, because the hosts grabbed victory with a late objective on the AGMK Stadium, in Tashkent on Monday. Whereas either side created ample scoring alternatives, Uzbekistan discovered the again of the web with a late free-kick by Maftuna Shoyimova within the 87th minute, to win 1-0. Because the Uzbeks began off on a better tempo in near-freezing circumstances, that’s largely unfamiliar to the away aspect, India keeper Aditi Chauhan was referred to as into motion early on, as she did properly to get down and seize a low cross from point-blank vary.
India seemed to hit the hosts on the counter within the early exchanges, with defender Ranjana Chanu combining with midfielder Sangita Basfore to create a chance down the left, however the hazard was finally averted by the Uzbek defence.
The Indian defence staved off the early Uzbek assaults, impressed by Sweety Devi, who did properly to take care of the continual aerial menace by the hosts.
Within the dying minutes of the primary half, Uzbekistan launched one other assault that noticed Nilufar Kudratova hit the crossbar, earlier than the ball was cleared from inside a melee of legs, because the referee quickly introduced an finish to proceedings.
Daya Devi, who changed Pyari Xaxa within the first half, seemed vigorous within the opening exchanges of the second, as she pressed excessive up on the pitch, to power an error from the Uzbekistan defence, with the assistance of Soumya Guguloth. The previous seemed to play it into the trail of an onrushing Dangmei Grace, however it was intercepted.
Round 10 minutes into the second half, Manisha mixed properly with Ranjana Chanu to work the ball up the pitch down the left flank. The younger attacker discovered a channel to Daya, who turned her marker contained in the field and crossed it in. Nonetheless, the ball evaded all of the attackers and defenders, and the hazard was quickly averted.
Uzbekistan had a transparent probability to take the lead when midfielder Maftuna Shoyimova nodded a nook in the direction of objective, however Anju Tamang cleared it off the road.
Promoted
The hosts discovered the again of the web with simply three minutes of regulation time left on the clock, when Maftuna Shoyimova slotted a free-kick from round 25 yards out, into the highest nook.
Thus, India’s first pleasant match in Uzbekistan this 12 months led to a slender defeat.
