India destroyed Maldives to enter in SAFF Championship Finals •• To face Nepal in final Indian National football team beaten Maldives in their last group match match. India needed nothing less than a win to enter the finals and they did the same. Manvir Singh scored the first goal of the match. However, Ashfaq cancelled that lead with his clean penalty. The second half saw the heroics of Sunil Chhetri where he scored through a volley and a back header. Apuia was the player of match because of his great work rate and timely interception and matured gameplay everywhere on the pitch. India will face Nepal in finals on 16th October, 2021 at 8:30 pm