India bounce back strongly to beat Qatar 3-0 in second friendly

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The India U-17 men's national team put on a rousing performance to defeat hosts Qatar U-17 3-0 in the second of two friendly matches at the Aspire Academy in Doha.

India have qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup final round to be held later this year and these matches were held as part of the preparation for that tournament.

Qatar, who had won the first friendly 3-1 on Saturday, were put on the back foot from the get-go by India. Bibiano Fernandes' side opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Qatar goalkeeper Zeiad Shoaib handled a backpass inside his own penalty area, giving India an indirect free-kick which was converted by Ricky Meetei Haobam.

The next goal came when Gurnaj Singh Grewal crossed to captain Korou Singh Thingujam, who saw his shot blocked by custodian Shoaib. But the rebound fell kindly for Shashwat Panwar, who tapped in to make it two for India. It was Panwar's second goal in as many matches.

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Just into the second half, Danny's shot was collected by the goalkeeper before Panwar's effort went narrowly wide.
Finally, Korou wrapped up the victory with India's third goal in injury time. Guite picked Korou out with a brilliant through ball and the winger made no mistake one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

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