India vs Australia, AFC Asian Cup Match Highlights: India suffered a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Australia in their AFC Asian Cup campaign opener at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium on Saturday. The first-half saw the Sunil Chhetri-led side putting a superb fight with the scoreline remaining 0-0 at the break but Australia broke the deadlock in the second half. An error from Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saw him serve the ball to Jackson Irvine, who scored the opening goal. Later, Jordan Bos tapped the ball into the post on a brilliant pass from Riley McGree inside the India box.
Here are the Highlights of the AFC Asian Cup Group B match between India and Australia:
- 19:02 (IST)India vs Australia Asian Cup: India lose 0-2!There is the final whistle from the referee and India have lost the game by a 0-2 margin. They played well, especially in the first half, but you gotta admit that Australia were way better in the second half and that is what made all the difference.
- 18:54 (IST)India vs Australia Asian Cup Live: Good save!A beautiful pass from Riley McGree again to Jordan Bos but this time Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has made a good save. Bos received the pass on the keft flank and tried to hit the far post, but an alert Sandhu put a good dive to his right to save the goal.
- 18:29 (IST)India vs Australia Asian Cup Live: Australia pressing hard!The Aussies are pressing hard now for the second goal. Indian players are focusing more on clearance rather than attempting to take the ball into the attacking third, which is quite understandable as Australia have come with an improved attack in this ongoing second half.
- 18:14 (IST)India vs Australia Asian Cup Live: GOAL!An error from Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and it has cost India heavily. He tried to intercept a pass that was done from the right flank but failed to do that in complete control. The ball reflected off the hand of Gurpreeet and and Jackson Irvine got the chance inside the penalty area. He hit it well in the gap, beating the India defenders to score the opening goal.
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India vs Australia Asian Cup Live: It's 0-0 at half-time!
After an action-packed first-half, the score remains 0-0. The Indian defence was tested well but in return it frustrated the Australian players. Sandesh Jhingan was superb with his skills inside the penalty area and a calm-header goalie Gurpreet Singh Sandhu provided India more strength during defence. 17:37 (IST)
India vs Australia Live: Australia waste another chance!
That was a brilliant save from Sandesh Jhingan. He extended his left leg to stop a shot taken from close range inside the penalty area. This has been a good fight from India so far. The fact that the Aussies have wasted all their chances so far, adds to their frustration.17:24 (IST)
India vs Australia Live: Massive threat averted!
A miscue from Gurpreet and it was received by Australian player. It was then passed to Connor Metcalfe, who had a clear sight at the goal near the penalty area. Metcalfe failed to take his shot properly and hit the ball straight into the hands of Gurpreet. A big threat has been averted!15:59 (IST)
AFC Asian Cup Live: A fifth appearance for India!
This is the fifth time that the Indian football team will be playing at the AFC Asian Cup. They have previously qualified in 1964, 1984, 2011 and 2019. India's best performance in the tournament came in 1964 when the team finished as runner-up.15:38 (IST)
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The Indian football team starts its AFC Asian Cup campaign today with a match against Australia at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Needless to say that the Igor Stimac's team has its task cut out as Australia are one of the toughest opponents to face. Stay connected for all the live updates.Topics mentioned in this article
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