Thapa goal not enough as Uruguay overwhelm India 6-1 in international friendly

Kolkata, Oct 6 (UNI) Three days after a 4-0 thrashing by Brazil, India suffered another heavy defeat as two-time world champions Uruguay cruised to a 6-1 win over the hosts in an international friendly at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Tuesday. The result brought a disappointing end to India's international window, which began with a 1-1 draw against Panama in Bengaluru on September 25 before successive defeats to Brazil and Uruguay. India matched the world No. 20 side for much of the opening 26 minutes, with Anirudh Thapa cancelling out Darwin Nunez's early penalty. Uruguay, however, gradually took…