India defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in a Group B clash of the 2019 SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) U-18 Championship at the APF Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday afternoon.
Floyd Pinto made five changes from his side that drew 0-0 against Bangladesh. Goalkeeper Lalbiakhlua Jongte started in place of Prabhsukhan Singh Gill who sustained a nasty head injury in the last match but is reportedly stable. Muhammed Rafi, Gurkirat Singh, Jeakson Singh and Ravi Rana were the other changes for Aman Chetri, Ricky John Shabong, Bikash Yumnam and Sumit Rathi.
Ninthoinganba Meetei's 36th minute free-kick went inches wide of left post after the setpiece was won by Vikram Pratap Singh.