India vs Cambodia, AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers: Chhetri brace helps India win 2-0 | Sportson
India vs Cambodia, AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers: Chhetri brace helps India win 2-0 | Sportson
India
1-0 (14th min): Chhetri with a penalty.
India
2-0 (60th min): Chhetri with a header.
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That will be all from the blog. Next up for India,
Afghanistan on Saturday.
Sunil Chhetri, India captain and scorer of both India goals, speaking
after the match:
Feels good. We kept a clean sheet. There are a lot of things that we
could have done better. I’m not trying to be harsh. It wasn’t easy. It was
very, very humid. But of course, it was the same for both teams, the tempo of
the game could not be maintained for a longer time. It was really really humid,
not to give an excuse.
At the end of the day to keep a clean sheet and to
get the three points was very, very important and which we did. I’m pretty sure
the coach will have a lot of things to say after he watches the videos. But all
in all, just start on a good note with a clean sheet Feels good.
We should have (gotten more goals in the first
half). We should have, it’s not we could have, we should have. And again, I’m
not trying to be harsh but you know international football, you don’t get
opportunities where you can you know get get into places where you could cross
and do some damage. I think we couldn’t utilise as well utilise as much as we
should have. But again, maybe I’m just being a little bit old and and throwing
tantrums. (smiles) At the end of the day. I think we’re very happy that we got
the three points.
(Positives are) clean sheet and a lot of boys got a feel of what it means to play 90 minutes. A lot of boys had hadn’t played after the ISL. Few of us were in different physical conditions. So it was a good test for the coach to see. Some of the boys got around, some of the boys played 90 minutes so I think that will be important. Also the coach has already told us that three matches in about six, seven days we will need every one of us. So yes, that is the positive and of course we haven’t seen the videos of us how we performed and also the Afghan and Hong Kong game. We will now sit and watch that and then analyse and come up with the plan.
FULL TIME – India 2-0 Cambodia: You know what they say, a win is a
win is a win. Points on the board for India was the most important, they
managed to achieve that. Sunil Chhetri with a brace, but a whole lot of credit
for Brandon Fernandes and Suresh Wangjam, the engines of the performance
tonight. It wasn’t pretty football, but it got the job done as coach Igor
Stimac FINALLY manages a win at home for India.
FULL
TIME: India 2-0 Cambodia
90+3’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: Oh lovely
footwork from Sahal to come into the box but the final touch is heavy and goes
past the byline.
90+2’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: India hold
onto possession at the end before working a decent chance for Glan.
90’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: Nearly an own
goal by Cambodia there. 3 added minutes.
89’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: Few moments of
worry there for India but looks like just a cramp for Liston. Into the final
few minutes now.
87’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: CHANCE! Kuruniyan switches on the nitro boost for a few seconds and beats a few defenders but his final chip is dealt with by the keeper. Chhetri liked that from the bench!
80’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: That was a 2v2
for Cambodia on the counter and they make a mess of the final pass. Jhingan
thankful for a pass straight to him.
77’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: India are also
seemingly happy with this lead now. No real urgency to get the third or more.
(Also re: Chhetri’s sub, he was on a yellow as well).
75’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: Cambodia are
sitting back still. Anant Tyagi on air reckons the visitors are playing this
out so that they don’t suffer a big defeat. 5 out of 6 2nd placed teams will
progress to the tournament too.
73’ – India 2-0 Cambodia: Roshan is on
the turf after taking a shot. Might just be cramps. Veteran Pritam Kotal comes
on for India’s 5th sub.
71’ – India 2-0 Cambodia:
Liston-Sahal-Udanta might make it hard at the end for a possibly tired
Cambodian defence.
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