#5 Draw with Benfica a big boost ahead of the rest of the exposure tour
The Colts will now take on Estoril on the 1st of May before once again squaring off to Benfica on the 5th of May. Their final game of the Portugal tour is against Sporting Club Portugal on the 9th of May. Ahead of those three matches, the 2–2 draw from yesterday will provide a boost to the Colts. Any result against one of the world’s top youth sides bloats confidence, and the Benfica one will surely do the Colts’ mentality a world of good.
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Especially fulfilling to watch was the manner of their comeback, which was the least expected after Benfica had scored twice in two minutes. There was character written all over it. An entire nation remains optimistic about the India Under-17s, and that optimism was complemented by yesterday’s on-pitch performance.
