{"id":10373,"date":"2012-09-27T14:14:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10373"},"modified":"2012-09-27T14:14:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:14:51","slug":"afc-u-16-championship-india-colts-rally-to-hold-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10373","title":{"rendered":"AFC U-16 Championship: India colts rally to hold China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"u-16-asian-cup\" src=\"images\/football\/u-16-asian-cup.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" \/>Tehran:<\/strong> Heads \u2013 sometimes they droop; sometimes they are held high. Fifteen-year olds all over the World would normally feel guilty after bowling out in a Championship; but not always. Hail India\u2019s U-16 colts. Pitted in a Group with strong contenders Uzbekistan, powerhouse China and West Asian giants Syria, India finished their campaign in the AFC U-16 Championship on a high with a 2-2 draw against China in the last match.\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>India finished their campaign on two points from three matches while China finished three with three draws from three matches. Syria who beat Uzbekistan 1-0 topped the group while Uzbekistan moved to the quarters as the second team from the group.<br \/>Let\u2019s for a moment look at the FIFA Rankings. Uzbekistan are 5th in AFC, China 6th and Syria 21st in the AFC ladder. Compare that with India at 32 in AFC, you need to laud the boys for sure.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Against China which was a must win for India, India surged into the lead in the 18th minute through Daniel Lalhimpuia and rang exit bells for China in the injury time when Myron Mendes converted from the spot in the 93rd minute.<br \/>Despite playing all over the Chinese half for most part of the second half, the crowd of legs in the rival defence didn\u2019t allow India break free. India trailed 1-2 at the interval. The thrust of Indian attacks had forced the rivals back. Add to that the second goal conceeded, a deflection of a defender which changed direction to bounce into the net in the 33rd minute, the boys stay unlucky. The hurt and the pain come with it.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>But the Indians didn\u2019t give up and eventually were rewarded in the 93rd minute when substitute striker Vanlalduatsanga was pushed inside the box and the penalty was gleefully converted by Myron. A 2-1 score would have ensured China a spot in the quarters.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cWhen you play as team, rankings don\u2019t matter. The organisation of our boys were good and they supported each other. Our performance proves football is a team game. I\u2019m very proud of our performance,\u201d Head Coach Colm Joseph Toal maintained after the match.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>China dominated the proceedings early. Despite a Lalramzuava free-kick in the 3rd minute, the Chinese pushed the Indians into their own half and in the 8th minute, goalkeeper Suptratim Bhattacharya palmed a Yao Daogang shot.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>However, India withstood the initial storm and couter-attacked with purpose in the 11th minute but Uttam Rai\u2019s lob found striking partner Daniel Lahimpuia failing to beat the off-side trap. In the very next minute, Germanpreet Singh broke down the left flank but his directed cross was anticipated well by rival goalkeeper Chen Wei.<br \/>India eventually surged into the lead when Daniel Lalhimpuia tapped in after being set up by Raja Rawat in the 18th minute. An ice-cool Daniel slotting it home past Chen.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>But the joy was shortlived as China equalized two minutes later \u2013 Wang Jinxian heading in off a corner.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>China were lucky to get the lead in the 33rd minute. A shot directed at the Indian goal by Zhang Yuning was well covered by custodian Supratim but the shot hit stopper Sajid Dhot on his back, changed direction and bounced into the Indian goal.<br \/>Changing over, Uttam Rai, with a sudden burst of speed caught the rival defence unaware in the 48th minute but the crowd of legs in the rival penalty box defied him. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The combination of Lalramzuava, Germanpreet, Uttam and Daniel, were by now, moving all over the Chinese half. There was many a close moment for China. But they survived.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Indians were applauded on their return to their Hotel by the Uzbekistan team contingent who stayed grateful to India for earning them a spot in the last eight. An Indian defeat would have also seen them packing their bags home. But this Indian team is different. They don\u2019t give up till the final whistle. China paid the price for it.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><strong>INDIA:<\/strong> Supratim Bhattacharya; Myron Mendes, Sajid Dhot, Sarthak Golui, Gurba Gagrai; Alen Deory, Germanpreet Singh, Lalramzuava, Raja Rawat (Issac Vanmalsawma \u2013 77th); Daniel Lalhimpuia, Uttam Rai (Vanlalduatsanga \u2013 87th).<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"u-16-asian-cup\" src=\"images\/football\/u-16-asian-cup.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" \/>Tehran:<\/strong> Heads \u2013 sometimes they droop; sometimes they are held high. Fifteen-year olds all over the World would normally feel guilty after bowling out in a Championship; but not always. Hail India\u2019s U-16 colts. Pitted in a Group with strong contenders Uzbekistan, powerhouse China and West Asian giants Syria, India finished their campaign in the AFC U-16 Championship on a high with a 2-2 draw against China in the last match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[6606,6644,6643,6645,6583,6641,6642,6640],"class_list":["post-10373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest","tag-afc-u-16-championship","tag-germanpreet-singh","tag-gurba-gagrai-alen-deory","tag-lalramzuava","tag-raja-rawat","tag-sajid-dhot","tag-sarthak-golui","tag-supratim-bhattacharya-myron-mendes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AFC U-16 Championship: India colts rally to hold China - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10373\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFC U-16 Championship: India colts rally to hold China - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tehran: Heads \u2013 sometimes they droop; sometimes they are held high. 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