Australian u17

AFC U17 Women: India women’s U17 head coach Pamela Conti struck a balanced and realistic tone following her side’s 0-2 defeat to the Australian U17 team in their opening match of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup, highlighting defensive positives while candidly addressing areas that need improvement ahead of a tougher test against Japan.

Reflecting on the contest, Conti acknowledged the challenge posed by a physically superior opponent but pointed to internal lapses as the key difference.

“It was a difficult match. We knew Australia had a lot of quality, and it was going to be hard to play with the ball. I think the team did very well defensively. It was important not to concede many goals, and in the end, the two goals they scored came from our own mistakes. That is where we need to improve a lot," the Italian told the-aiff.com.