India win opening tie:
August 17: Roque Barretto provided India the moment to cherish, as the host garnered full points with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Maldives.
Score: India - Maldives - (1:0) 1:0 - goals: 1:0 Roque Barreto (29')

India win convincingly against strongest contender Kyrgyzstan:
August 19: India registered a flattering 3-0 win over a scratchy Kyrgyzstan for its second win, while Kyrgyzstan had three players send of in the match.
Score: India - Kyrgyzstan - (2:0) - 3:0 - goals: 1:0 James Singh (29'), 2:0 Noel Wilson (42'), 3:0 Sanjib Sheikh

India virtually ensured passage to Thailand:
August 23: Two great goals in a span of 10 minutes in the second half have virtually ensured India's passage to Thailand. In a match that had all the ingredients of a "needle clash" India downed Pakistan 2-0.
Score: India - Pakistan - (0:0) - 2:0 - goals: 1:0 Nitin Pradhan (49'), 2:0 James Singh (59')

India trash Bhutan and make it to the final round to Thailand:
August 25: A dubious penalty award by referee Ramkrishna Ghosh did blemish India and Naseem Aktar's clean record. But otherwise the host had it easy enroute a comfortable 7-1 win over a listless Bhutan, with striker Nitin Pradhan scoring a hattrick. India qualify for the final stage of the 31st Asian Youth (U19) football championships, to be held in Thailand, with four wins from as many matches.
Score: India - Bhutan - (3:0) - 7:1 - goals: 1:0,2:0 James Singh (8',?'), 3:0 Janak Basumatry, 4:0 Sanjib Sheikh (47.), 5:0,6:1,7:1 Nitin Pradhan (51',62',79'), 5:1 Kezan Norbu.