India U17 women's team down Syria to move closer to U17 Asian Cup qualification

Selayang (Malaysia), Oct 8 (UNI) The India U17 women's team took another significant step in their AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers campaign with a dominant 2-0 victory over Syria in their second Group E match at the MP Selayang Stadium here on Thursday. Anushka Kumari, who had scored five goals in India's record-breaking 14-0 victory over Iraq in their opening match, found the net on either side of half-time to take her qualifiers tally to seven goals. The victory gave the Young Tigresses six points from two matches ahead of their final Group E encounter against hosts…