India women out to seal final spot

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Bhubaneswar: Hosts India would look to seal a place in the final of the Hero Gold Cup women’s international football tournament when they face Nepal in their second roundrobin match here on Monday. India began their campaign with a 1- 0 win over Iran on Saturday with Anju Tamang finding the net in the 48th minute and a win on Monday would take them to final of the four- team tournament. The win against Iran was India’s fifth on the trot after back- to- back victories against both Indonesia and Hong Kong in matches prior to this tournament. “We play for a win in every match, and against Iran it was no different. We knew this will be a tough match for us. We wanted to start the tournament of a positive note,” said coach Maymol Rocky. India could have scored more but were unlucky as Sanju hit the woodwork in the second half and Anju muffed another golden chance in the dying minutes. “Everyone did their job on the pitch to the fullest. We were confident before the match.”—