Heartbreak for Sri Lanka in Penalty Shootout

 

The Sri Lankan Football team who emerged the runners up of the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy in the Four Nations International tournament. The match ended in a 3 all draw and Sri Lanka lost 2-1 in the penalty shootout.

 The match was tied at half time with the scores reading 1 all. Marvin Hamilton scored the only goal for Sri Lanka in the 1st half and was leveled by Emmanuel Jean. The second half turned out to be a dramatic one as Sri Lanka made a 3-1 lead at one point with Mohomad Aquib and Waseem Razeek scoring a goal each. Seychelles made a dramatic comeback in the final minutes of the game with back to back goals from  Steave Benoit and Woodley Tamboo.  Woodley’s 90th minute goal drew the game in favour of Seychelles.

The penalty shootout saw Sri Lanka go down by 3-1 as captain and goalkeeper Sujan Perera, scored the only goal. The leadership he provided to the team was exceptional but the Seychelles Goalkeeper had the last laugh with one final block and steal a win from Sri Lanka. Earlier in the tounament, Sri Lanka drew 4 all against Maldives, lost 1-0 to Seychelles and won their first International match in 14 years when they beat Bangladesh 2-1 to book their place in the finals with Seychelles.

His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa presented the Trophy of his name to the winning team. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was also present in this historic occasion. Waseem was the star player for Sri Lanka with 7 goals scored in this tournament as he won the Golden Boot award. The Golden Ball was awarded to Sri Lanka captain Sujan Perera.

Source newswire