They could be – Nepal have matched India in some recent games including the "Gold Cup", and FWIW Nepal's done the same in SAFF junior tournaments too. Let's see how today's final goes. Semi-final 2: India v Bangladesh - Match video / Highlights video Match report: SportStar, The Hindu (Archived) Final - today at 09:15 GMT / 15:00 Nepal time Nepal v India The top scorers so far: 4 goals Indumathi Kathiresan (2 in semi-final v Bangladesh) 3 goals Sabitra Bhandari (1 against Sri Lanka)
India's going for 5 SAFF titles out of 5. They're used to thriving in away environments, according to coach Maymol Rocky and team captain Anju Tamang. Nepal's coach Hari Khadka is favouring a 'cautious' approach: "We will definitely win the title." For his captain Niru Thapa, too, Nepal's recent rise has been a question of motivation. And in non-news, Goal Nepal has made a PREDICTO for the final "A lucky winner will win Adidas t-shirt from Labels Nepal. What are you waiting for? HURRY UP!!" Live stream is online now: SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 || FINAL || NEPAL VS INDIA || LIVE
Nepal in blue, India in oranje today... Team lineups (TFG on Twitter) Happy Holi, it was yesterday: "Nepali players celebrating Holi, festival of colours, on the eve of the SAFF Women’s Championship final in Biratnagar on Thursday, March 21, 2019." Photo: Udipt Singh Chhetry/THT
#Nepal have been pressing in the attack in the 1st 10mins of the match #India on the other hand is losing ball possession very easily.#IndWNT #indianfootball #womensfootball #SAFF— Juhi Shah (@juhishah11) March 22, 2019
Sabitraaaaaaaaaa GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!😘😍😍😍😍Guess who, yes our goal machine Sabitra Bhandari levels the score.Nepal 1-1 India.— NepaliGoal (@nepaligoal) March 22, 2019 Her 4th in the tournament's 4 games. Some rough play in the match so far, including a professional foul not called, right outside Nepal's penalty area on 37'. Near the end of the first half, Nepal were threatening again, but it's 1-1 at half-time. (Setopati, Twitter)
Second half: India are really testing Nepal, and it finally pays off: Then 62' Goal India - Grace Dangmei is released on the break by Ranganathan, nicely rounds GK Magar, and chips into the goal from just inside the area. 2 - 1
One more goal by Anju Tamang (78'), and it's a 3-1 win for India, who still rule the roost in SAFF. The hosts Nepal had no answer to them in the 2nd half – it's their fourth time as runners-up. (IndianFootball, Twitter)