Jeakson: India’s medium story maker

• Jeakson Thounaojam scored India’s first-ever idea in a FIFA competition
• Midfielder’s header warranted copiousness of coverage opposite a subcontinent nation
• India need win over Ghana to have possibility of reaching Round of 16

With reduction than 10 mins remaining in New Delhi, Indian football fans were anticipating for something that scarcely dual FIFA U-17 World Cup matches had nonetheless to produce – a idea from a contest hosts.

Trailing 1-0 to Colombia, India won a dilemma on a right-hand side. It was from that set-piece that midfielder Jeakson Thounaojam rose to conduct home and emanate Indian football history. His ephemeral equaliser sent a Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium throng into raptures, with hopes that a well-earned outcome could be achieved. A notation later, however, Colombia’s Juan Penaloza struck for a second time to lurch those hopes.

The 2-1 better to a South Americans was oppressive on India, whose energetic bid warranted copiousness of plaudits from internal fans and media alike. Thounaojam’s picture, in particular, ornate many of Tuesday’s papers in a subcontinent nation, with his headed finish now etched into a story books.

It is an feat that was realised by a 16-year-old, nonetheless his shamed countenance suggested a impulse had not nonetheless sunk in when he spoke to FIFA.com after a match.

“It is not mostly that we get a possibility to measure a goal, so we feel really excited,” conspicuous Thounaojam, whose initial name is conspicuous ‘Jackson’. “I wish to contend appreciate we to my team-mates for giving me a possibility to score.

“[From a corner], we was meditative a round would be entrance my way, so we was already focused on that round and we went and headed it into a goal.”

As in so many cases in football, a pleasure of scoring a idea can lead to a relapse of thoroughness and a respond from a antithesis during a other end, that was a box in Monday’s game. Thounaojam admits a second Colombian idea had an outcome on his team.

“Our group was really happy that we scored a goal, though afterwards when we conceded, we felt really sad,” he said. “After we conceded, we were not putting in a same appetite as we were putting in before we scored a goal.”

Player facts

• Full name: Jeakson Singh Thounaojam
• Born 21 Jun 2001 in Manipur, India
• A product of a Chandigarh Football Academy before after fasten a Minerva Punjab FC Academy
• His football idols are Indian fable Bhaichung Bhutia and Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets

Ghana next
Following defeats to USA and Colombia in Group A, India’s hopes of creation a Round of 16 demeanour slim. A feat over Ghana in New Delhi on Thursday night will be compulsory for a hosts to continue their U-17 World Cup adventure. “We trust we can win opposite Ghana,” conspicuous Thounaojam. “We will be together and we will quarrel for this win.”

Whether India find a approach to strech a knockout stages or not, a midfielder has taken honour in being partial of something rare in his country.

“It’s a initial time that India is competing in a World Cup,” conspicuous Thounaojam. “Not usually me, though all of India is vehement for a U-17 World Cup. It’s a initial time in history, so we am partial of history. I’m really happy and really excited.”

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