The Indian women’s football is all set to build on its previous 5-0 win againstKyrgyzstanin the first game of the AFC Olympics qualifiers Round 1. The team now hopes to take on the hosts in the second leg of the Olympic qualifiers.
Training under the guidance of coach Thomas Dennerby, Indiawon a match after five disappointing outcomes in the first three months of the year. The team defeated Kyrgyzstan at the DolenOmurzakov Stadium in a match played on Tuesday in the first of the two-legged Group G tie.
Four players scored goals through the match and a new wave of enthusiasm is apparent in the dressing room. Anju Tamang scored two goals along with one from Soumya Guguloth in the first half and two goals from Shilky Devi and Renu in the second half.
“In the first game, we were desperate for goals, because we had gone in without many of our big goalscorers,” Dennerby said. “Tomorrow, I want the team to keep another clean sheet. We will get chances, I have no doubt, but I want the players to repeat their defensive solidity from the first game,” she added.
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