SAFF Cup | India open their account with a 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka
India beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in their first fixture of the SAFF cup at the Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Wednesday. Ashique Kuruniyan and Lallinzuala Chhangte scored two goals to keep up with the expectations from the team after good training sessions in Australia.
Expectations from the Indian football team at the SAFF cup
India played their first match against Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu stadium on Wednesday. The Indian team started off with a 4-2-3-1 formation under coach Stephen Constantine's guidance. Sumeet Passi and Farrukh Choudhary played forward while Vishal Kaithal was the
Sumeet Passi missed the first chance created by a cross from Bose and failed to score. Golui picked up an early booking right in the 17th minute of the first half of the game.
In the 35th minute, Ashique Kuruniyan ran behind the Sri Lankan defence line and stroke hard against the keeper to score the first international goal of his career. The second youngest Indian player to score an international goal, Lallinzuala Chhangte, put in a lot of efforts to create chances for the team to score but couldn't get through. He broke the kind by scoring the second goal of the match right at the start of the second half. His cross from the left evaded everybody including the keeper. Indian
India will play
Cricket FootBall Kabaddi
Basketball Hockey
SportsCafe
