Floyd Pinto has stated that if the Indian junior footballers play against Asian teams then it is better for them considering the Asian qualifiers coming up soon. The India U19 team will take on Kyrgyz Republic in the 9-12th position play-off match of the XXXI Granatkin Memorial Tournament.

The India under 19 football team managed to play out a draw against Bulgaria in the last group game of the ongoing Granatkin Memorial Tournament at the Petrrovsky Stadium in Russia on Sunday. Akash Mishra scored the only goal for the Indian colts and India collected one point from the game.

India U-19 football team coach Floyd Pinto has stated that he would try to give every player in the 18-member squad as much playing time as possible in the Granatkin Memorial Tournament. Wonder kid Sanjeev Stalin stated that they have a tough task at hand and the side would be competitive.