
India beat Pakistan by 3-2 in highly charged SAFF U17 C’ship game
Published on: Sept. 23, 2025, 5:44 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
COLOMBO, Sept 22: India maintained their stranglehold over arch-foes Pakistan across sports as the country’s football team notched a 3-2 victory in a highly-charged SAFF U17 Championship match here on Monday in which losing team member Muhammad Abdullah’s controversial celebration attracted attention. In the game that was rendered inconsequential after both teams qualified for the semifinals, India took the lead in the 31st minute through Dallalmuon Gangte. Pakistan drew level in the 43rd minute when a penalty was converted by […]