Men. For the second match in a row in the SAFF Championship, the Indian football team failed to improve its performance and drew 0-0 with world number 205 Sri Lanka. Seven-time champions India dominated but failed to create enough opportunities. Besides, the Indian team could not take advantage of the opportunity against the team which is 96 places higher than itself. India held the ball for more time but failed to take advantage. India’s world ranking 107.
After two matches, the team of Eger Stimac is still waiting for the first victory. In their first match on Monday, the team drew 1-1 against Bangladesh with 10 players. A draw or defeat against top-ranked Nepal with six points in the points table on Sunday will make it difficult to reach the final. After the Round Robin League, the top two teams will qualify for the final on October 16.
India made 3 changes in the starting XI
India made three changes in the starting XI of the last match, replacing Chinglensana Singh in defense and Pritam Kotal with Seriton Fernandez and Mandar Rao Desai. Besides, Suresh Singh was fed instead of Manbir Singh. India controlled the match from the beginning. The Sri Lankan team failed to create any chances. The front line led by Sunil Chhetri, however, failed to score.
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Chhetri missed the golden opportunity to score
India got the best chance of the first half in the 22nd minute, but Uddant Singh’s cross went over Liston Kolasor’s header crossbar. India created chances, but failed to put pressure on the opposition. In the second half, Suresh was replaced by Mohammad Yasir. India got a chance to score in the 80th minute, but Anirudh Thapa failed to reach Desai’s cross. In search of a goal, India intensified their attack at the last minute but the team did not succeed.
Two minutes before the end of regulation time, India had a golden opportunity to score, but Chhetri failed to catch Yasir’s corner kick. The ball landed on Shubhashish Bose and all he had to do was show the way to the goal. However, he kicked too fast and the ball went over the crossbar, which helped the Sri Lankan team to stop the match in a draw.
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