Football News: Indian breeze past Indonesia in Oly qualifiers Round 2

The Indian Women’s National Team took bold steps towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after registering a 2-0 win over Indonesia in their first match of the Qualifiers Round 2 for women’s football at the Mandalarthiri Stadium in Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday. Dangmei Grace’s brace (27’, 67’) proved to be the difference between the two teams in a match largely dominated both in terms of possession and chances created by Maymol Rocky’s wards. Keeping their winning momentum alive after the success of their 5th consecutive SAFF title win, the Indian women spared little and heaped pressure on the opponents from the opening minute. Some crafty work down the wings by Sanju and Ratanbala Devi proved to wreak havoc on the opposition defence. Dangmei Grace applied the finishing touches from close range to give India the lead in the 27th minute. In the 67th minute, Dangmei Grace once again applied the finishing touches to a shot from Sumithra Kamaraj. The full-time scoreline read 2-0 in favour of India as the blue tigresses take pole position in Group A of the Olympic Qualifiers Round 2.