Sunil Chhetri, Farukh Choudhary strike in India's 2-1 win over Nepal in International friendly
Football | September 05, 2021 21:02 ISTIt was Choudhary who put India ahead in the 62nd minute while Chhetri (80th) doubled the lead of the visitors.
It was Choudhary who put India ahead in the 62nd minute while Chhetri (80th) doubled the lead of the visitors.
Worse, Indian football team is not at all happy with the training facilities provided by the host country.
The Blue Tigers haven’t been able to get a practice field since their first match on September 2.
Anjan Bista scored for Nepal in the 36th minute before Thapa netted one for the visiting side at the Dashrath Stadium.
India will play two friendlies against Nepal on September 2 and 5.
India are scheduled to play Nepal on September 2 and September 5 in two away games.
Jhingan will become the first India international footballer to play in the Croatian top-tier league Prva HNL after completing a move from ATK Mohun Bagan to HNK Sibenik.
Maymol, who took over as head coach in 2017 after a stint as the assistant coach, led the team to a number of international events.
This was proposed by the AIFF's technical committee, headed by former India international Shyam Thapa.
A howler by Afghanistan goalie Ovays Azizi handed India a 1-0 lead in the 75th minute but Hossein Zamani equalised in the 81st minute in a match marred by poor refereeing.
Chhetri is also just one goal off entering the all-time top-10 list of goal-scorers, something he can easily achieve against Afghanistan, if not a hat-trick.
India are already out of reckoning for a 2022 FIFA World Cup berth but are still in with a chance of advancing to the next round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.
India rode on a Sunil Chhetri brace to down Bangladesh 2-0 here on Monday for their first away win in a World Cup qualifier in 20 years.
Chhetri went past Argentine maestro Lionel Messi as the second most prolific scorer among active footballers with his 74th strike for the country in his 117th match.
Chhetri first found the back of the net in the 79th minute to keep his team on course for entry into the third qualifying round of the 2023 Asian Cup.
Stimac's boys will aim to garner full points against Bangladesh on Monday and Afghanistan on June 15.
Thapa tested positive on Wednesday, a day before India lost 0-1 to Asian champions Qatar in their joint World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha.
Qatar's top wing-back Abdelkarim Hassan told Sandhu after the match that he was good to play in the English Premier League, said an All India Football Association (AIFF) press release on Friday.
Abdel Aziz scored in the 33rd minute in a match completely dominated by the Qataris. The two sides had played out a goal-less draw in their first leg match here in September 2019.
According to him, he has performed his best, surprisingly, in a 0-4 loss to Iran in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at a packed Azadi Stadium in Tehran, and during a match against China in China.
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