China July 7 (IANS) India s Under-16 team which is on an exposure trip here played out a 1-1 draw against North Korea in their last match of the Four-Nation Hua Shan Cup CFA International Youth Football Tournament on Saturday.
In a drab first half the Indian colts had an opportunity to go ahead as early as the 13th minute but Givson s shot missed the goal by a whisker as North Korea survived an early scare.
With North Korea dominating possession India relied on counter-attacks and in the 39th minute Givson once again found himself in the mix this time however his shot was saved by the opposition custodian.
India survived a scare in the 44th minute when North Korea rattled the woodwork as the half-time scoreline read 0-0 as both teams went into the tunnel on level pegging.
Changing over in the 60th minute Bekey s shot was saved by the Korean defence line. However in the 75th minute the opponents took the lead and found the net to make the scoreline read 1-0.
It wasn t long before the Indian colts came up with their response and were awarded a penalty in the 77thminute which Vikram Pratap Singh slotted with ease to make the scoreline read 1-1.
The full-time scoreline read 1-1 as both teams shared the spoils of battle.

--IANS gau/vm