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\"IndiaBy Perzcy Andrews,
AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

KATHMANDU: <\/strong>An \u201cimproved\u201d India stay keen on sustaining the momentum as they take on a \u201cstrong\u201d Maldives in the semi-final of the SAFF U-18 Championships in Kathmandu on Friday (September 27, 2019).<\/p>\n

India, who were held to a goalless draw by Bangladesh, accounted for Sri Lanka 3-0 in their last group league match, the last two goals coming in added time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a matter of getting into our playing style which we have been practicing in training sessions — keeping the ball, good positioning, build-ups, high intensity, penetrations and the ability to create good chances. I am sure we will only get better as the tournament progresses,\u201d Head Coach Floyd Pinto stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy with the performance against Sri Lanka. But we need to replicate it every day to achieve the desired results. We would like to stay with our improvements in the semi-final against Maldives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen Maldives play. They have been able get out of the group, and have knocked out hosts and defending champions Nepal. That speaks about their strength,\u201d Floyd maintained. \u201cThey have played 2 games, and conceded 1 goal. They are defensively robust and we feel they are physically and technically better than Sri Lanka. So it\u2019s going to be a big challenge for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would also like to take in consideration the weather conditions. The boys adjusted well to the slippery ground conditions in our last match and we are aware that our match may be shifted to an artificial turf if the ground is unplayable after the first semi-final.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gurkirat Singh, who scored a brace against Sri Lanka, informed that the mood in the camp is \u201cvery positive\u201d ahead of the semi-final.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs coach stated, we need to carry on and better ourselves. We are ready for the semi-finals. We are aware it won\u2019t be easy. But we will go in with a plan, and do our best to execute it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were aware of the challenge against Sri Lanka. They were tough, physical, and good at the set-pieces. We just kept on going, and were eventually rewarded,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The semi-final is slated to kick-off at IST 2.45pm and will be streamed online on https:\/\/mycujoo.tv\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"IndiaBy Perzcy Andrews,
AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

KATHMANDU: <\/strong>An \u201cimproved\u201d India stay keen on sustaining the momentum as they take on a \u201cstrong\u201d Maldives in the semi-final of the SAFF U-18 Championships in Kathmandu on Friday (September 27, 2019).<\/p>\n

India, who were held to a goalless draw by Bangladesh, accounted for Sri Lanka 3-0 in their last group league match, the last two goals coming in added time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a matter of getting into our playing style which we have been practicing in training sessions — keeping the ball, good positioning, build-ups, high intensity, penetrations and the ability to create good chances. I am sure we will only get better as the tournament progresses,\u201d Head Coach Floyd Pinto stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\nSAFF U-18 Football Championships: Improved India keen to build on the momentum - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & 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=37498\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SAFF U-18 Football Championships: Improved India keen to build on the momentum - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Perzcy Andrews,AIFF Media Team KATHMANDU: An \u201cimproved\u201d India stay keen on sustaining the momentum as they take on a \u201cstrong\u201d Maldives in the semi-final of the SAFF U-18 Championships in Kathmandu on Friday (September 27, 2019). 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