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India beat lower-ranked UAE 4-1 in an international football friendly match in Dubai on Saturday.
Manisha (20th minute), Pyari Xaxa (27th), Sweety Devi (41st) and Anju Tamang (75th) scored for India in a match that was played behind closed doors at the UAE FA Stadium.
India are currently ranked 57th in the Fifa chart while UAE are placed 100th.
The friendly match was a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be hosted by India in January-February.
This was India’s first win of the year. The Blue Tigresses had been winless in the five matches played so far this year, though all of them were against higher-ranked European sides.
They next play Tunisia, ranked 77th in the world, on Monday at the same venue.
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