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On Friday, April 7, 2023, the Indian Women's Team defeated the Kyrgyz Republic 4-0 at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek to clinch qualification for Round 2 of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. This was their second straight victory in a period of four days.
India dominated the Kyrgyz Republic despite being reduced to 10 players in the first half after defeating the hosts 5-0 earlier this week, with goals from Sandhiya Ranganathan (who scored twice), Anju Tamang, and substitute Renu.
The Blue Tigresses got off to a strong start, and it didn't take them long to grab the lead when Sandhiya scored in the 18th minute by slipping her shot past the opposing custodian after beating two defenders.
After Karthika Angamuthu's off-the-ball challenge on Kyrgyz captain Aizhan Boronbekova, India suffered a defeat a short while later.Anju Tamang doubled India's advantage in the 24th minute by slamming it home on a half-volley, showing that they were unfazed by the situation.
Just one minute after the goal, Thomas Dennerby substituted holding midfielder Sangita Basfore for winger Soumya Guguloth in an effort to bolster the centre of the park following the red card.Anju and Sandhiya continued to spearhead a barrage of Indian assaults, nearly scoring on a few occasions, but the score remained 2-0 as the teams went inside for a break.
In the second half, India continued where they left off, and Sandhiya quickly added her second goal of the evening. To make it 3-0 in India's favor, midfielder Indumathi Kathiresan sprinted upfield on the left and delivered a low cross that Sandhiya smashed into the top corner.
With a player advantage, the Kyrgyz Republic attempted to widen the Indian defence. Dennerby quickly reacted by substituting quick full-back Ranjana Chanu for Manisa Panna.
With 10 seconds remaining in regulation, Dennerby made a number of substitutions, replacing Indumathi, Sangita, and Sandhiya with Renu, Michel Castanha, and Dangmei Grace.
Renu quickly made up for it by looping a corner from Dalima Chhibber over the head of the opposing custodian to make it 4-0.