SAFF Women’s Championship: Watch Dalima Chhibber score a stunning free-kick in India-Nepal final
Indumathi Kathiresan (R) with Dalima Chhibber (L) , Indian Football Team Twitter Handle
The Indian women’s football team lifted their fifth straight SAFF Women’s Championship title on Friday (22 March) in Biratnagar after defeating hosts Nepal 3-1 in the final.
Dalima Chhibber opened the scoring for India in the first half before Sabitra Bhandari got the equaliser for Nepal in the first half.
A glimpse of my goal scored from a freekick yesterday against Nepal in the final match of the SAFF Championship, 2019. . . .#Saffchampionship #ShePower #IndianFootball #Champions pic.twitter.com/6JehH0UAlb
— Dalima Chhibber (@DalimaChhibber) March 23, 2019
However, Dangmei Grace and Anju Tamang find the net in the second half helping India lift the trophy. The win extends India's unbeaten run in the tournament's history to 23 games.
Chhibber stole the show with her outstanding effort and her free-kick could be compared to Ronaldinho’s famous hit against England in World Cup 2002.
In the 26th minute, she smashed the ball past the keeper from a free-kick from 30 yards with a powerful drive and put the defending champions into a 1-0 lead.
In the semifinal against Bangladesh, it was Chhibber who opened the scoring for India. Chhibber was voted as the most valuable player of the tournament as well whileIndumathi Kathiresan won the joint top scorer trophy.