: Football: India lose lead twice to go down to Sweden’s top-tier club Hammarby IF in friendly #IndiaNEWS The Indian women’s football team lost their lead twice to go down 2-3 to Swedish top-tier

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Football: India lose lead twice to go down to Sweden’s top-tier club Hammarby IF in friendly #IndiaNEWS
The Indian women’s football team lost their lead twice to go down 2-3 to Swedish top-tier side Hammarby IF in a friendly match in Stockholm on Thursday night. Hammarby IF, who are the former champions of the Dammalsvenskan league, rode Nina Jakobsson’s goals in each half to complete a narrow win over India. India had started off on a bright note in the first half, as Sangita intercepted the ball near the opposition area and played it in to Pyari Xaxa. The forward tried to dribble the keeper, but was stopped on her tracks.India kept knocking on the Hammarby doors, even as Pyari soared up the wing and played it to Anju whose cross was punched out of the box by the Hammarby keeper.Indumathi gave India the lead on the half-hour mark, when she jinked past a defender, before rounding the keeper to fire it home. The lead lasted only six minutes, as Jakobsson soon drew level for the Swedish club.The tides turned once again in India’s favour four minutes later, when a corner by Anju Tamang was headed into the back of the net by Manisa Panna, as the referee soon brought an end to the first half.Martina, who had replaced the injured Sangita earlier,...Read more

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