The Indian football team suffered a 3-4 defeat to Bangladesh on penalties in the final of the SAFF Men’s U20 Championship at the National Stadium in the Maldives yesterday. This was Bangladesh’s second SAFF Under-20 Championship title. India began their campaign with a 3-0 win over arch-rival Pakistan before drawing 1-1 with Bangladesh. Then in the last-four stage, the Indians thrashed Bhutan 5-0 to comfortably sail into the title decider. Placed in Group B alongside India and Pakistan, Bangladesh started their campaign with a 2-0 win over Pakistan before playing out a 1-1 draw with India. In the semifinals, Bangladesh beat Nepal 1-0 to book a place in the summit clash.