India enters into SAFF Championship semifinals beating Nepal 2-0 in Bengaluru

In Football, India beat a spirited Nepal 2-0 in their second group match to book a berth in the SAFF Championship semifinals in Bengaluru yesterday.

Sunil Chhetri in the 61st minute scored his fourth goal of the tournament. Mahesh Singh struck in the 70th minute to notch up the home side’s second consecutive win.

India had beaten Pakistan 4-0 in their opening match on Wednesday with Chhetri scoring a hat-trick.

With six points from two wins, India qualified for the semifinals from Group A along with Kuwait also six points, who beat Pakistan 4-0 earlier in the day for their second victory.

Today Bangladesh will take on Maldives at  3:30 P.M. while Lebanon will play Bhutan at 7.30 P.M. in Group B matches.