In the third match of the SAFF U-20 Championship football, Nepal is competing against the home team India on Sunday. In the ongoing tournament at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Nepal is planning to reach the finals by winning for the third time in a row.
If they beat India, Nepal will make it to the final journey. Meghraj KC, the coach of the Nepalese team, has expressed confidence that the players will win because they are performing well. The match between Nepal and India will start at 7:15 PM.
Nepal, who went to India with the goal of winning the title, has won consecutively in the previous two matches. Earlier, Nepal defeated Maldives 4-0 in the first match and Sri Lanka 3-0 in the second match. In the five-team competition, Nepal is at the second place in the table. Nepal has made 6 points from two matches. Unbeaten in three matches, Bangladesh is at the top with 9 points.
On the other hand, the match against Nepal is important for India, who have won one and lost one in the previous two matches. India is also at stake to stop Nepal and maintain its forward journey. India is in the third position after scoring three points from two matches.
Maldives and Sri Lanka have not been able to open the accounts. Nepal will compete against Bangladesh in the last match of the league stage on Tuesday. The final match will be held on Friday between the top two teams in the round robin league.
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