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India to take on Kenya for title
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Keen tussle: Kenya's Vincent Wasambo (right) and Chinese Taipei's Chien-Ming Wang vie for the ball during their match in Mumbai on Friday. PTI
Keen tussle: Kenya's Vincent Wasambo (right) and Chinese Taipei's Chien-Ming Wang vie for the ball during their match in Mumbai on Friday. PTI

India will face Kenya in the summit clash of Intercontinental Cup after the African side hammered a listless Chinese Taipei 4-0 in the last league match of the four-nation football tournament here.

After Friday’s result, Kenya, India and New Zealand ended on six points each from two wins. Kenya made it to the final to be played on Sunday on better goal difference of plus two as against plus one of New Zealand. India has a goal difference of plus seven.

India had beaten Kenya (3-0) and Chinese Taipei (5-0) before losing to New Zealand (1-2).

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Chinese Taipei were already out of the tournament having suffered consecutive losses to India (5-0) and New Zealand (1-0).

Dennis Odhiambo gave Kenya the lead in the 52nd minute before Joackins Atudo made it 2-0 three minutes later as he converted a penalty kick. Substitute Timothy Otieno scored Kenya’s third goal in the 69th minute while Atudo made it 4-0 in the 88th minute.

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(Published 09 June 2018, 00:22 IST)