Category: U17 World Cup (page 3 of 3)

AFC U16 Qualifiers: India U16s Off to a Flying Start

September 16, 2015 / / 0 Comments
India U16 Team v Bahrain U16s

India U16 Team vs Bahrain U16s
Image Courtesy: AIFF Media

India U16 beat Bahrain U16: 5-0

(Gaston 15, Aman 19, 47, Boris 27, Suresh 75)

India’s Under-16 team kicked off their qualifying campaign for the 2016 AFC Under-16 Championships with a huge 5-0 win over the Bahrain Under-16 team. Having arrived in Iran after a successful Germany exposure trip spanning over two months, the Indian colts started strongly on a sunny afternoon at the Tabriz Yadegar-E-Emam Stadium in Iran.

The Indians’ movement on and off the ball had the opposition in a tizzy with the first half yielding 3 goals without a response. The young Blue Tigers then added a couple more goals in the second half as Nicolai Adam’s side turned the screws.

While India have already qualified for the 2016 AFC Under-16 Championships by virtue of being hosts for the tournament, the qualifying campaign gives the youngsters tremendous opportunities to play tough, competitive matches against fellow Asian teams.

To read the full match report, click here.

India’s next match is against Iran on September 18, 2015.

India U17 World Cup Squad Chalks Up Another Win

August 28, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Now into their 10th match of the Germany exposure trip, India’s Under-17 World Cup team played a tough match against Bundesliga club, FC Ingolstadt Under-16s to get a  tight 1-0  win. With AIFF General Secretary, Kushal Das, looking on at the Deutsches Fussball Internat (DFI) ground in Bad Aibling, Germany, the boys went toe-to-toe with their illustrious German counterparts for much of the game before Aniket played a delightful through ball for Aman to score in the 46th minute at the start of the second half. This prompted waves of attacks from the FC Ingolstadt boys, but the Indians held out to keep a clean sheet and see the game through.

To read the match report, click here.

India U17 WC Squad Defeat SV Wacker Burghausen

August 23, 2015 / / 0 Comments

The Indian Under-17 World Cup squad continued their string of impressive displays by defeating the SV Wacker Burghausen U16 team 4-0. The young Blues opened their account as early as the 3rd minute before doubling their lead in the 7th minute. The first half ended with score at 2-0 and India coach, Nicolai Adam, rang in the changes for the second half to give more playing time to the rest of the squad.

More sustained pressure in the second half from the Indians eventually yielded another goal in the 64th minute and prolific scorer, Aniket, put the game to bed with his second goal of the match in the 84th minute. The match ended with a 4-0 scoreline in favour of India.

Goalscorers: Komal, Ninthoiganba, Aniket (2)

About SV Wacker Burghausen

It is a German club that plays in the highest association football league in Bavaria. It participates in one of the five Regionalligas in German football, the fourth tier of the German football league system. It is also one of Germany’s largest sports clubs with about 6,000 members participating in nearly 24 different sports.

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U17 World Cup Squad Share Spoils with AKA Tirol

August 20, 2015 / / 0 Comments

The India Under-16 team took on AKA Tirol on a wet and cold evening in Austria as part of their Germany exposure tour. Despite finding themselves two goals down within the first 25 minutes of the match, the Indians battled back to secure a 2-2 draw through goals by Komal and substitute Rahul.

This is the eighth match of the Germany tour as India’s Under-17 2017 World Cup squad, coached by Nicolai Adam, get high-quality match practice against well-drilled European teams. To be hosted in India, the AIFF is going all out to ensure that no stone is left unturned to give the Indian team the best chance to perform well at this highly prestigious tournament.

To read the match report, click here.

 

Germany Tour: U17 World Cup Squad Continue Winning Form

August 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

With two wins on the trot against German opposition, confidence should have been coursing through the veins of India’s U16 team training for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be held in India in 2017. That was not to be the case, however, as the Indians took on SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in the seventh match of their Germany exposure trip.

Slow to get into the game, the Indians found themselves two goals down by the early stages of the second half. Unfortunately for the German side, the second goal shook India coach, Nicolai Adam’s team out of their slumber as they drew on their never-say-die mentality. By the 54th minute, the India U16s turned the tables on their counterparts and were 3-2 up. Having gone ahead, the Indians defended stoutly to end the game with a narrow 3-2 win.

To read the match report, click here.

India U16s Chalk Up Another Win in Germany

August 12, 2015 / / 0 Comments
India U16s v FSV Frankfurt

India U16s v FSV Frankfurt
Image Credit: AIFF Media

Continuing their fine run of form from their 13 goal win over the Rosenheim U16s, the India U16s notched up a victory of a slightly different kind by overcoming the FSV Frankfurt U16s 2-0 in a hard-fought encounter.

This was the team’s sixth match, and fourth win, of the Germany exposure tour as they prepare for the upcoming AFC U16 Qualifiers in Iran next month.

To read the match report, click here.

India U16 Teams Have a Field Day

August 10, 2015 / / 0 Comments
The India U16 - SAFF Championship 2015

The India U16 Team – SAFF Championship
2015 Credits: AIFF Media Team

The Indian U16 teams, the National Team taking part in the SAFF U16 Championship in Bangladesh and the team currently touring Germany, posted big victories over the Sri Lanka U16s and Rosenheim U16s.

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India U16s Lose Hard Fought Encounter

August 7, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Red Bull Salzburg LogoEarlier today, the India U16s went down fighting 2-3 to a much-fancied Red Bull Salzburg U16 team. Played over two halves of 40 minutes each, the game began with the Salzburg outfit putting the Indian colts under early pressure, which eventually yielded a goal from the penalty spot in the first half. After ending the half a goal down, the India U16s conceded another one just as the second half got underway. The goal sparked the Indians into life with some better pressing, passing and movement resulting, eventually, in a goal. However, Red Bull Salzburg scored yet again to put the game to bed, but not before the Indians ended with another goal and a late charge in the last 5 minutes of the match.

With this result, the team now has two wins and two losses from the four matches played so far on the Germany exposure tour. To read the match report, click here.

India U16s Experience Success on Germany Tour

August 6, 2015 / / 0 Comments

While the German exposure trip began with a narrow loss to Jahn Regensburg, the young Blue Tigers have now settled down and begun to show their quality with better performances. The Indian U16 team have now registered back-to-back wins against German teams, DFI Bad Aibling and JFG Mangfalltal.

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Jahn Regensburg Win Against India U16s

July 27, 2015 / / 1 Comment

India’s Under 16s, currently touring Germany as part of an exposure trip, lost a closely fought encounter 2-3 to German side Jahn Regensburg’s youth team. This was the first match of their two-month long tour that has been planned by newly appointed coach, Nicolai Adam, along with the AIFF. The objective is to give the boys the experience they need to compete in the upcoming  Under 17 World Cup to be hosted in India in 2017.

To read the match report, click here.

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