Pakistan's Muhammed Zeeshan (C) makes a shot past Indian football player Suman Saha (R) during their SAFF U-16 Championship football match in Kathmandu on August 1, 2011. -Photo by AFP

LAHORE, Aug 1: A solitary goal by Mansoor Khan helped Pakistan beat traditional rivals India 1-0 in the Under-16 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) tournament in Kathmandu on Monday.

According to information received here, striker Mansoor scored the lone goal in the 20th minute.

Pakistan will now take on Maldives in the second match on Wednesday.

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