AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad currently on an exposure trip to South Africa were held to a 3-3 draw by Wits U-17 on Tuesday (March 01, 2016).

Coming on the back of a stellar 10-1 win over Botswana U-17, the Indian Colts wasted little time and adopted an attacking stance to the game from the opening minutes. In the 11^th minute, Abhijit Sarkar, who scored six goals against Botswana U-17 was released onto goal following a tacky one touch play.

Sarkar, however failed to find the target as the opportunity went abegging. In the 23^rd minute, the Indian Colts took the lead when Abhijit headed home Gaston’s long throw to make the scoreline read 1-0.

With both Teams jostling for possession, the match became a cagey affair and in the 43^rd minute Wits U-17 equalized their deficit against the run of play as the Teams went into the tunnel at half-time on level pegging with the scoreline reading 1-1.

Shortly after the second half kicked-off, Abhijit blazed past the Wits defence line and played in back to an onrushing Reamsochung, who could only manage to place it over the goal.

In the 60^th minute, the Indian Colts doubled their lead as Reamsochung unleashed a powerful shot which ended into the back of the opposition net after Wits failed to clear their lines. However, Wits equalized their deficit in the 61^st minute to make it 2-2.

Shortly after, a moment of brilliance by Komal made it 3-2 for India as the lanky forward dibbled past two defenders and released a rocket-of-a-shot from outside the box, which curled into the top corner. In the dying embers of the match Wits scored again to make it 3-3 and the full-time scoreline read the same.