Maldives suffer heavy defeat to India

The India women's football team defeated the Maldives 14-0 in a friendly match at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on December 31, 2024. Eight players debuted for India, with three debutants scoring eight goals. Pyari Xaxa and debutant Lynda Kom Serto each scored hat-tricks, while Neha and Kajol Dsouza added two goals each. Other scorers were Sangita Basfore, Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu, and Rimpa Haldar. This is India's sixth win over Maldives and one of their largest margins of victory, second only to an 18-0 win over Bhutan in 2010. A second friendly is scheduled for Thursday at the same venue.

The India women's football team defeated the Maldives 14-0 in a friendly match at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on December 31, 2024. Eight players debuted for India, with three debutants scoring eight goals. Pyari Xaxa and debutant Lynda Kom Serto each scored hat-tricks, while Neha and Kajol Dsouza added two goals each. Other scorers were Sangita Basfore, Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu, and Rimpa Haldar. This is India's sixth win over Maldives and one of their largest margins of victory, second only to an 18-0 win over Bhutan in 2010. A second friendly is scheduled for Thursday at the same venue.

The India women's football team defeated the Maldives 14-0 in a friendly match at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on December 31, 2024. Eight players debuted for India, with three debutants scoring eight goals. Pyari Xaxa and debutant Lynda Kom Serto each scored hat-tricks, while Neha and Kajol Dsouza added two goals each. Other scorers were Sangita Basfore, Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu, and Rimpa Haldar. This is India's sixth win over Maldives and one of their largest margins of victory, second only to an 18-0 win over Bhutan in 2010. A second friendly is scheduled for Thursday at the same venue.

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