The Indian Football U-17 squad defeated the U-17 Youth Team of Italy in a historic win, at the Fifa U-17 World Cup. Strikes by Abhijit Sarkar (31') and Rahul Praveen (80') led the team to the amazing win against the four-time winning team, in a match that was largely dominated by the Indian Colts in terms of possession and chances treated.
The Colts got off the blocks in Italy, giving the opposition team from the beginning. Komal Thatal's 8th minute strike slid past the Italian keeper as India relentlessly chased an early lead. Aniket attempted to open the goal scoring charts for India, however, it went straight to the keeper who scored an easy save. Colts' first goal only came in the 31st minute when Sarkar's cross took a deflection off the Italian defence line and ended up in the back of the opposition net giving India a much-needed lead.
The win comes after years of rigorous exposure trips to the U-17 World Cup Squad for the past few years.
