{"id":16527,"date":"2013-07-28T06:53:09","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T06:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16527"},"modified":"2013-07-28T06:53:09","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T06:53:09","slug":"india-u-16-boys-gear-up-for-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16527","title":{"rendered":"India U-16 Boys gear up for Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-16502\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/U-16-football.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"India U-16 Boys gear up for Afghanistan\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" \/>New Delhi: Learning from mistakes and rectifying them has been the primary aim for the Indian U-16 National Team currently taking part in the SAFF U-16 Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Riding high on the back of two convincing victories against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group stages, India U-16 colts take on Afghanistan in the second semifinal on Sunday (July 28, 2013) at the Army Ground in Kathmandu.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Going into the knockout clash, what pleases Head Coach Goutam Ghosh most is not the fact that the Boys in Blue have pumped in six goals, conceding only one in the two matches they played so far, but the manner in which they tasted success staying true to the principle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Boys are improving with every game,\u201d Ghosh said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said the other day that rectifying the mistakes we committed against Sri Lanka is the main aim. In training on the eve of our match against Bangladesh, I stressed on the weaknesses. It was heartening to see the boys not repeating the same errors and playing to the plan perfectly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Further explaining his point, Ghosh said: \u201cI told the boys to not lose possession cheaply. Against Bangladesh, they kept the ball much better and were passing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFootball is such a Beautiful Game that with every game you discover new areas to work upon. Against Afghanistan the aim remains the same, to work on our weaknesses,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghans won one drew two matches in the group stages, finishing with five points from three outings while India have logged full points from their two games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfghanistan are a very tough side. They play a in a conventional 4-4-2 formation,\u201d Ghosh informed.<\/p>\n<p>The kick-off on Sunday (July 28) is at 3.45pm (IST).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Learning from mistakes and rectifying them has been the primary aim for the Indian U-16 National Team currently taking part in the SAFF U-16 Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal.&nbsp; Riding high on the back of two convincing victories against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group stages, India U-16 colts take on Afghanistan in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[10033,1788,6293,9802,9621,10294,1204],"class_list":["post-16527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-afghanistan","tag-bangladesh","tag-indian-sports-news-network","tag-indian-u-16-national-team","tag-kathmandu","tag-saff-u-16-championship","tag-sri-lanka"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>India U-16 Boys gear up for Afghanistan - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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