KATHMANDU: Nepal defeated India in tiebreaker to win the first edition of SAFF Under-19 Championship at ANFA Complex grounds, Lalitpur on Saturday.

This is Nepal's first ever trophy in the age-group tournaments and first by any team in 22 years. Nepal's national team had won the South Asian Games in 1993.

Hemant Thapa Magar, Sunil Bal, Biswas Shrestha, Anjan Thapa and Ananta Tamang converted their spot kicks after goalkeeper Sojit Gurung saved the first shot by Indian forward Moinuddin to lead Nepal to 5-4 victory in penalty shootout. The regular time had ended in 1-1 draw.

This is a sweet revenge for Nepal against the neighbouring India who had beaten them three times --twice in final and once in semifinal-- in Under-16 tournaments.

The government has announced Rs 100,000 each to the team members as cash rewards for winning the regional tournament.