Mumbai: It wasn’t long ago when a 19-year old New Zealand Sarpreet Singh was promoted to the senior side. He came on as a substitute in the second half against Canada in a friendly. The dazzling left-footed right winger is a menace for the opposition’s defence. He showed that in the friendly as well. A couple of free-kicks won, a few nippy dribbles and nutmegs exemplify his style of play.
Even on Tuesday against, Chinese Taipei in the intercontinental cup, the Kiwi winger was too hot to handle for their defenders. He owned the right wing like a he has been playing for years. He was fouled in the first half by Taipei centre-back and the spot kick allowed the Kiwis to race into the lead. That being the only goal by Myer Bevan allowed the Kiwis to grab their first win of the cup with a 1-0 score line.
A slick ball from the midfield allowed Henry Cameron to one-on-one with the keeper Wen-Chieh Pan who made a decent save. Singh controlled the rebound and he was soon brought down by Tzu-Kei Hung. Bevan placed the ball in the right corner to score.
