Indian women’s football team defeated higher-ranked Chinese Taipei 1-0 in an international friendly match to end their four-match exposure tour on a winning note.
Renu scored the all-important goal in 3’ of the match. Chinese Taipei is ranked 40th in the FIFA ranking while the India ranked 57th.
Earlier India defeated UAE 4-1, Bahrain 5-0, but lost to Tunisia 0-1.
The friendly matches were a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be hosted by India in January-February.
Before the victory against UAE on October 2, the Indians were winless in the five previous matches this year, though all of them were against higher ranked European sides.
Picture Courtesy: Indian Football Twitter
