Ahmedabad, Nov. 26 -- Dallalmuon Gangte delivered a captain's performance as he scored a sublime hat-trick to guide India to a 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in their AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers Group D clash at the EKA Arena here on Wednesday night.
The result marked India's first win of the campaign after their 1-1 draw with Palestine last Saturday, and kept their qualification hopes firmly alive.
Yang Hao-wei had given Chinese Taipei an early lead, and the sides went into half-time level at 1-1, but India's sharpness and composure told in the second half.
The win lifted India to second place in the group with four points, level with leaders IR Iran, who played a 1-1 draw with Lebanon earlier in the day, but behind ...