Football News: Indian eves end COTIF campaign with fighting loss to Spain U-19

The Indian Women’s Team’s campaign in the COTIF Cup 2019 came to an end with a 0-2 loss at the hands of Spain U-19 team, who were down to 10 players in Valencia in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Jana Fernandez and Irene Lopez scored the two goals for the Spaniards, as India wrapped up their group stage with two wins and as many losses from the four games. The Spain U-19 opened the scoring within the first quarter of an hour through Jana Fernandez, who smashed a belter of a volley from outside the box into the top corner of the Indian goal. Irene Lopez sealed the game for her team with just eight minutes left on the clock, as she slotted in the ensuing penalty to make it 2-0 for the Spaniards.