India U-17 12-0 Guam U-17: Gangte, Raj shine as Blue Colts go top of Group E in AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers
The Blue Colts continue their winning streak with an emphatic win over Guam
India U-17 beat Guam 12-0 in Kuala Lumpur, scoring five before the break and seven after it. The win lifts them to the top of Group E in the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers, helped by a big goal-difference boost.
Only the group winners qualify directly, so the job isn’t done: India must beat Palestine and Malaysia before making the cut into the final tournament. Seven different scorers, led by hat-tricks from Dallalmuon Gangte and Raj Wahengbam, made this a team performance.
Guam were the weakest side in the group, having conceded 11 without reply in their first two games, so the ratings below reflect that context.
India U-17 player ratings (by Jeremy)
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Maroof Shafi (GK) – 6/10
Kept a clean sheet but barely had a save to make. He gets a pass-mark rating for staying switched on through long spells of inactivity, but the match offered no real test of his quality.
Malsawmtluanga – 7/10
Tidy at the back and useful in keeping possession high up the pitch. With Guam rarely crossing halfway, his job was simple, and he did it without errors.
Jinesh Thoudam – 7/10
Defensively sound and helped build attacks from the back. A comfortable evening, with no real pressure on him.
Hrishikesh Manavathi – 8.5/10
His delivery from the right created Gangte’s second goal in the 12th minute, and he scored his own in the 20th. He dribbled into the area, kept his composure, and sent the keeper the wrong way.
A powerful left-footer that hit the side netting in the 16th minute showed how often he was threatening.
Mukundo Ningthoujam – 6.5/10
Put in a solid shift in midfield before making way for Henthoiba Keisam in the 71st minute. He did his job in a team that was winning easily, without standing out.
MD Sahir Ali – 7.5/10
Set the tempo in midfield and kept India’s passing moves flowing. Much of the attacking rhythm ran through him, even if the goal contributions went elsewhere.
Maldino Yumnam – 7/10
A strong presence in midfield who made sure Guam never had the space to counter. Unglamorous work, but it kept India’s pressure constant.
Leo Thongbam – 8/10
Rose to meet the ball and powered a header into the net in the 5th minute to open the scoring.
The early goal settled India and, as it turned out, started the rout. He had little to do after that, so the rating rests on that one decisive moment.
David Irom – 8.5/10
Scored the sixth goal just after the restart and added the eleventh in the 83rd minute. Before the break, he was desperately unlucky when a long-range effort struck the post. He was a constant threat from distance and in the box.
Dallalmuon Gangte (C) – 9.5/10
A first-half hat-trick, with a close-range tap-in, a thunderous strike and a low, hard finish into the bottom corner. Three different finishes, all before the break, made this a real captain’s performance.
Only Raj matched him.
Raj Wahengbam – 9.5/10
His second-half hat-trick included the best goal of the match, a solo effort in the 54th minute in which he beat two defenders. He added goals in the 71st and 82nd minutes, and he also headed into the net at 88′ from a corner, though that appears to be the goal that was disallowed. He shares top billing with Gangte.
Substitutes
Felix Meitei – 7.5/10
Scored India’s eighth within minutes of coming on at the start of the second half. A quick, decisive impact off the bench.
Sambay Thiyam – 6.5/10
Hit the crossbar in the 70th minute and was unlucky not to score. He was involved and hungry, but without a goal there’s no reward in the rating.
Ristik Maity – 7/10
Got on the scoresheet in the 85th minute for India’s twelfth. Late and with the game long decided, but he finished his chance.
Henthoiba Keisam – 6/10
Replaced Mukundo in the 71st minute and helped keep India’s intensity high. Little else of note was recorded from his time on the pitch.
Malem Laishram – 6/10
Came on at the start of the second half to bring fresh legs and help sustain the attack. There was little from him, so the rating reflects a solid but unremarkable cameo.
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