27-Feb-2024 0
Indian senior womens football team, featuring Odisha forward Pyari Xaxa and defender Juli Kishan, finished runners-up in the Turkish Womens Cup International Tournament, which concluded at Gold City Sports Complex in Alanya, Turkey today.
The hope of Indian senior women winning their first-ever title outside SAFF region proved in vain as they lost to Kosovo 1-0 in their third and last league match today. India forward Manisha Kalyan was adjudged as the best midfielder of the tournament.
Earlier in their first two matches, India beat Estonia 4-3 and Hong Kong 2-0. The win against Estonia was the first for India against an European country in an official football match. Pyari scored the third goal for India in the 79th minute.
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