KOLKATA: Former India goalkeeper Jude Menezes missed out on making his first trip to India as a coach a memorable one as the Japanese women’s team went down to India in the final of Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi on Sunday night.
In the group game, Japan gave India a formidable fight but in the final, they just couldn’t get the ball past Savita’s defences. However, Menezes will be coming to India once more in January as Japan have been drawn to play the Olympic qualifiers in Ranchi and on that occasion, he will aim for nothing short of a spot at the Paris Olympics.