Suzhou (China), May 9 -- The final whistle had barely faded when Pamela Conti found herself surrounded by her players. One after another, the Young Tigresses rushed towards their head coach, hugging her, chanting around her, and even trying to lift her into the air in celebration after India scripted history by reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup for the first time ever.
In that moment, as the emotions of months of hard work and belief came pouring out from the group around her, tears filled the Italian's eyes.
For a team that had continuously spent more than three months training together, often twice a day, the 4-0 victory against Lebanon was more than just three points. It placed India among the top eight teams...