The referee plays an extra minute but India are unable to find an equaliser. It ends 2-1 in favour of Nepal. India cannot trump Sabitra Bhandari's first-half brace. Even though Ratanbala Devi pulled one back for India off a free-kick, the Blue Tigresses couldn't convert their chances against Nepal. Log onto Sportskeeda for our full coverage of the Indian national team.
89' WIDE! Sanju fluffs another opportunity. The Nepali goalkeeper isn't able to clear the cross and is displaced. Ratanbala cannot shoot but Sanju is just behind her. She rushes in and drags it wide.
83' GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL! What a way to pull one back. Ratanbala Devi steps up with confidence and floats it over the wall, into the Nepal goal off the crossbar. Late drama at the Kalinga Stadium.
74' SANJU SCORES, BUT IS FLAGGED OFFSIDE. Indumathi takes a poke at the goal from far and Sanju pounces on the block by Anjila Tumbapo Subba and taps in. But the flag goes up.
73' GOAL-LINE MELEE AND INDIA STILL CANNOT FIND THE BACK OF THE NET. Nepal's Hira Kumari Bhujel pulls off an amazing goal-line clearance after Dangmei Grace's cross. Sandhiya's header ricochets off the goalkeeper before the second attempt is whipped away by the Nepal defence.
69' India are not exactly challenging their opponents today. They do well up to the attacking third but the final cross into the box is rather poor, which is letting them down.
54' India make a mess of it. Anju Tamang probably has the easiest chance of the game for India. Sanju dribbles into the box and Anju joins her on the run. The winger sets up the striker for a shot but Anju gets a lazy touch and just drags it along with the ball.
52' Sabitra Bhandari, the goalscorer for Nepal, is down and needs some treatment. India's Sangita checks on her and ensures she's okay. Bhandari needs to be stretchered off.
49' FOUL! India get the ball up but Nepal's Hira Kumari Bhujel latches onto Anju Tamang and kicks out at her. Referee awards a free-kick just outside the box but there won't be a card shown.
India trail 0-2 at half-time and that's because of two goalkeeping errors by Aditi Chauhan. India did show a lot of promise early on but that brace by Sabitra Devi pegged them back. Can India crawl back into the game in the second half?
45' End-to-end action! A promising counter for India, led by Anju Tamang, is snapped by the Nepali defender. Soon after, Nepal's Sabitra Bhandari finds herself in a good position on the left. She tries to the curl it to the far post but it's off target.
37' NO PASSAGE! Jabamani Tudu finds herself in a great spot inside the box. But instead of shooting it first time, she takes a touch and allows the Nepali defenders to close her down.
35' CHANCE! Nepal break on the counter and it's the goalscorer Sabitra who threatens. She cuts back from the touchline but Sweety Devi whips it away for India.
28' CLOSE! And India respond to the Nepal threat. No they don't have a goal yet but that's some good display of football. It's Dalima Chhibber this time, who fires a long-ranger from about 40 yards out. The ball dips but misses the bar by inches!
24' BLOCKED! Ratanbala Devi finds herself space inside the box. She turns to go for goal but the shot is blocked by an onrushing defender. Dalima Chhibber then hits it long, which goes for a goal-kick.
11' Poor start for India and this against Nepal, the lowest ranked side among the 4 teams at 108. India are ranked 46 places above them at 62nd. There's a chance for Anju Tamang but she falls into the goalkeeper and needs some treatment.
7' WHAT A HOWLER! And India are exposed. Sabitra Bhandari doubles the lead and it's routine tap-in. Anju Tamang doesn't deal with the poor clearance and there's a cross from the right from Manmaya Limbu. Aditi Chauhan doesn't grab it, the ball goes underneath and sets up Bhandari for her second of the night, scored within 2 minutes!
5' OH NO! NEPAL TAKE THE LEAD! Sabitra Bhandari is played through and she beats Sweety Devi to surge into the box. She opens up for space and tries to find the bottom-right corner. Aditi Chauhan gets a hand to it but she doesn't block it well and it flows agonisingly into the goal.
1' We're underway. Nepal have the first touch and they the ball to the defence. India are piling on the pressure from the word go here. Ratanbala Devi plays it back to Sangita, who takes an attempt on goal.
We're minutes away from the kick-off at the Kalinga Stadium. This is a big game for the Indian Women's team against Nepal. Remember, they are on a five-match winning run and wouldn't want that to be snapped tonight.
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