Archive · 13 Jan 2026
India Wins First-Ever International Women's Futsal Match
The Indian women's futsal team won their first-ever international match by beating Maldives 11-1.
The game happened in Thailand as part of a big tournament.
Khushbu Saroj scored four goals, and other players like Ritika Singh, Sonali Mondal, and Nishka Parkash also scored.
India started strong and kept scoring throughout the game.
Even though Maldives scored one goal at the end, India's win was already clear.
This is a big moment for the Indian team!
India defeated Maldives 11-1 in their SAFF Women's Futsal Championship opener.
Khushbu Saroj scored four goals, while Ritika Singh, Sonali Mondal, and Nishka Parkash each scored two.
Mithila Ramani scored the first goal of the tournament in the fourth minute.
India dominated the game from the start, maintaining a strong lead throughout.
Maldives scored an own goal in the 39th minute, their only goal of the match.
- Who
- Indian women's futsal team vs. Maldives
- What
- First-ever international victory for India in women's futsal
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Nonthaburi Stadium, Thailand
- Why
- SAFF Women's Futsal Championship opener
- Teams
- India vs. Maldives
- Score
- 11-1
- Location
- Nonthaburi Stadium, Thailand
- Tournament
- SAFF Women's Futsal Championship
- Top Scorer
- Khushbu Saroj (4 goals)
- Date
- Tuesday
- India's Goal Scorers
- Khushbu Saroj (4), Ritika Singh (2), Sonali Mondal (2), Nishka Parkash (2), Mithila Ramani (1)
- Maldives' Goal Scorer
- Achom Degio (own goal)