Indian women go down to Brazil 1-6

NEW DELHI: India went down 1-6 to Brazil in the opening game of the Women's International football tournament at the Amazon Arena in Manaus, Brazil on Friday, with Manisha Kalyan's goal in the eighth minute being the only bright spot in the humbling loss.

Kalyan's equaliser, along with goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan's performance on a night when the hosts were in sublime form, gave India some positives to take into the next game.

India head coach Thomas Dennerby was impressed with Manisha's goal, terming it "one of the highest quality on a football pitch". "Individually, it is a top-class goal. It gave us a boost after conceding early on and that allowed us to come back," he said.

Defensively, Dennerby felt India could have done better while clearing the ball. "We did not concede because we were out of position. There were some weak clearances so we need to be stronger with those because you cannot afford that against such quality teams," he said.

India will next face Chile on November 29. IANS

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