Sharjah (UAE), Feb. 24 -- The Indian senior women's team suffered a 0-2 defeat at the hands
of Russia in their second match of the Pink Ladies Cup at the Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
here.
The Europeans, ranked 27th (42 places above India), struck once in each half - Glafira Zhukova in the 25th minute and Valentina Smirnova in the 92nd on Sunday night.
India had beaten Jordan 2-0 in their opening match of the friendly competition on Thursday. The
Blue Tigresses will face Korea Republic in the third and final fixture on Wednesday at 12:30 IST.
India were pushed to the back foot right from the start by the physically stronger Russians. The first three minutes saw Russia hitting the crossbar and getting denied on the goalline. The woo...