Pakistan were given a nightmare exit at the first SAFF Women’s Championship as India thrashed them 8-0 in the semi-final at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Seven goals came in the first half, featuring a hat-trick by Bala Devi, a brace from Gayatri and a goal each from Sasmita Malick and Amoolaya. Manpreet Kaur joined the scoring spree in the 88th minute to add to Pakistan’s woes.
Pakistan had earlier secured a 2-1 win against Maldives and a 3-0 victory against Afghanistan before losing to Nepal 12-0 in the Group B matches.
“I’m proud of my team because the players are under-16 and this was the first international tournament for many of them,” Pakistan coach Tariq Lutfi told The Express Tribune. “They defeated mature teams before playing with India, so there’s nothing disappointing about it. In fact we’ve been so impressive that India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have shown interest in coming to Pakistan to play matches.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2010.
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