Youngster Sohail's goal led team India to achieve 1-0 0 victory over the UAE. He netted the goal in the 79th minute from Tyson Singh's cross to earn a spectacular 1-0 victory over the UAE.
Sohail dedicated his goal to his "teammates". Incidentally, it was his first international goal wearing the India jersey.
AIFF quoted Sohail as saying, "I'm very happy to have scored my first international goal. I would like to dedicate this goal to my teammates. It was a result of pure team effort and nothing else."
Coach of the India U-16 National Team Bibiano Fernandes pointed out that the team recuperated well after their narrow loss to the gulf country in the first match to register a victory tonight. He said, I'm happy with the boys' performance. We could have done well in the first match but we regrouped well and got the result tonight. This victory will provide the boys with the belief and the boost that we're looking for. That'll be very helpful for the future."
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