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India vs Lebanon Live Updates, SAFF Championship Semi-final 2023: India Beat Lebanon 4-2 In Penalty Shoot-out, Set Up Final With Kuwait
IND vs LBN Championship 2023 Highlights: In the penalty shootout, Sunil Chhetri's goal in the first attempt and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu's save put India 1-0 ahead of Lebanon before the hosts eventually won it 4-2.
SAFF Championship 2023, India vs Lebanon Highlights: India beat Lebanon 4-2 (0-0) in penalties.© AFP
India vs Lebanon Highlights, SAFF Championship 2023: India defeated Lebanon 4-2 (0-0) in the semi-final of the SAFF Championship in Bengaluru on Saturday. The match entered into penalty shootout as none of the teams could score any goal even in the regulation time as well as the extra-time. The score remained 0-0. The Blue Tigers made some good attack, however, they lacked execution. On the other hand, Lebanon too faltered in finishing but they did well back at their own box to negate India's attack. In the penalty shootout, Sunil Chhetri's goal in the first attempt and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu's save put India 1-0 ahead of Lebanon before the hosts eventually won it 4-2.
Here are the Highlights of India vs Lebanon, SAFF Championship semi-final match, straight from Bengaluru:
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- 22:34 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India to face Kuwait in final!"It wasn't easy to be honest. It was neck-and-neck (battle). We go back we will make sure, we get ready for the final," said winning captain Sunil Chhetri. India will be facing Kuwait in the final of the event on Tuesday (July 4) in Bengaluru.
- 22:27 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India win!!!Lebanon miss on their fourth attempt and that helps India bag the game 4-2 in the penalty shoot-out. The winning foundation was laid in the first attempt only when Sunil Chhetri scored and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved the first one. Then Anwar Ali, Udandta Singh scored one each to keep India ahead. Naorem Singh scored the fourth goal for India with no chance of missing out for Lebanon. They did and lost the game.
- 22:23 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Udanta scores!Udanta Singh scores and that keeps India on top again with a 4-2 margin.
- 22:22 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India lead 3-2!Naorem Mahesh Singh scored and so did Lebanon.
- 22:20 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India still in lead!Anwar Ali scored before Lebanon also netted one. India still lead. It's 2-1 at the moment.
- 22:19 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Gurpreet saves!Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saves the first one and that keeps India 1-0 ahead.
- 22:17 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India start!Sunil Chhetri scores and India are 1-0.
- 22:13 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Full time whistle!Referee blows the final whistle and that is the end of the extra time in the game. The score is 0-0 and that takes the game to the penalty shootout.
- 22:10 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Matar stretchered offNader Matar gets injured and he is being stretchered off. Mohamad Sadek comes in his place.
- 22:08 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Three minutes added!Three more minutes to go for the match to end. The score is still 0-0 and if it remains the same for the next three minutes, we are going to watch a penalty shoot-out here.
- 22:05 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Poor pass from Rohit!Udanta Singh received a good pass at the right flank. He then passed the ball to Rohit Kumar, who was running right behind him. Rohit took some time, ran forward but failed to put the ball into the centre as the pass was intercepted by the Lebanon player.
- 22:01 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Udanta misses!Udanta Singh had a superb chance in front of him. He had made a really good dribble to take the ball inside the box but got no room to place the final shot as he was eventually surrounded by three Lebanon players plus a goalie. Goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil came in front of him and negated the threat.
- 21:57 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Yellow card for Anwar Ali!India's defender Anwar Ali has been shown a yellow card for bringing down Karim Darwich.
- 21:55 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Free kick for India!Rohit Kumar has been brought down by Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini. India get a free kick there but fail to capitalise once again.
- 21:49 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Matar goes off target!Nader Matar ran with the ball into the box but failed to hit the ball on target. It went wide off the post. The first half of extra time ends at 0-0.
- 21:47 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Yelllow card for Nader Matar!Nader Matar has received a yellow card for his offence of taking Indian player down near centre line. Three minutes have been added to the first half of extra time.
- 21:43 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Tough chance for Chhangte!It was a hit from Udanta Singh from the right flak. The Lebanon goalie failed to collect the ball giving Lallianzuala Chhangte a chance to score on the rebound but the Indian winger failed to make it count.
- 21:39 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Chhetri misses again!Sunil Chhetri has misses this time! This was a big-big chance for India and him. Uadanta Singh did some really good dribbling in the right flank before delivering the ball into the box. However, Chhetri failed to capitalise on it and hit it over the bar.
- 21:36 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Chhetri misses a chance!Sunil Chhetri took a shot from outside the box but the Lebanon keeper defended it well. No goal for any side yet but India have made some good improvement in the first half of extra time.
- 21:27 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Match enters extra time!The match has entered extra time as none of the sides could score a goal. It was 0-0 at the end of the first half and so is the scorecard after the end of the second half as well. India pressed really hard for a goal in the dying minutes but Lebanon did well in defence.
- 21:27 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Yellow card for DarwichLallianzuala Chhangte has been fouled near the touch line. Karim Darwich has received a yellow card for the foul.
- 21:21 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India on the attack!Lallianzuala Chhangte lobbed the ball into the box towards Sunil Chhetri running in from the right side but a good defence helped Lebanon clear the ball. India did get a corner kick but Lebanon's defence was solid once again. Meanwhile, five minutes of injury time have been added.
- 21:17 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India continue to attack!India are pressing hard for a goal but Lebanon are good in defence. We have somewhere around 10-15 minutes of play left including the injury time. This is getting intense now.
- 21:04 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Good attackAshique Kuruniyan put a really good pass from the left flank inside the goal area but it was negated well from the Lenanon defence.
- 21:00 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Lebanon miss another chance!Zein Farran passed the ball to Hassan Maatouk inside the box but a weak shot from the latter saw the ball going away from post with no threat for Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet.
- 20:58 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Zein Farran misses a chance!Zein Farran did a really good job to dribble the ball past at least two Indian players in the right flank near the attacking third. But he failed to hit the finishing shot properly. Farran ran towards the centre and also got good space but his shot went off target.
- 20:55 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India fail to produce attack!Lallianzuala Chhangte lobbed the ball on the edge of the box towards the left flank but no receiver saw Lebanon making a good clearance. It was a throw in for India of which the Blue Tigers could not take any advantage.
- 20:51 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India negate threat!Karim Darwich's header goes right into the hands of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Darwich failed to find power in the chipped pass from the left flank.
- 20:50 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Chhangte on the attack!A left-footer from Lallianzuala Chhangte but it goes right into the hands of the Lebanon goalkeeper.
- 20:46 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Substitution!Karim Darwich comes in for Mirkabawi, who had already received a yellow card in the game.
- 20:39 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: 2nd half has started!The second half of the SAFF Championship match between India and Lebanon is underway. India have resumed the game with attacking intent but Lebanon's defence has done its job cleanly so far.
- 20:24 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Half-time in the game!There is the half-time whistle from the referee. The scoreline is 0-0. India enjoyed ball possesion in the first half but they failed to convert their chances. It was the finishing inside the penalty area that the Blue Tigers lacked. On the other hand, Lebanon gave a good fight to India with some really good attack but credit goes to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu for standing like a wall there and stopping everything coming his way.IND 0-0 LBN
- 20:19 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Match close to first half!Five minutes of extra time has been added. India have failed to produce a good attack in the past 10 minutes or so. They, however, have managed to take the game close to the attacking third.
- 20:14 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Superb save!Hassan Maatouk took a really good strike from the left flank. He sent a curling ball to the left of post but Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made a 'superman' save to keep India harmless.
- 20:12 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Free kick for Lenanon!Lebanon has got a free kick right outside the penalty box.
- 20:11 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: India couldn't capitalise!Lallianzuala Chhangte hit the ball inside the box from the left flank on free kick, but India failed to capitalise on it. On the other hanf, good defence from Lebanon helped them negate the threat.
- 20:07 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Free kick for India!Farran brought Subhasish Bose down outside the box as the latter was creating an opportunity from the left flank. India have got a free kick. Can they break the deadlock here?
- 20:03 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Shot off target!Lallianzuala Chhangte has hit the ball well off target. Sunil Chhetri was running into the box, expecting a lob from the winger who rather tried to take a chance himself.
- 20:01 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Free kick for Lebanon!Hassan Maatouk took a free kick from the left flank but it was negated well by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
- 20:00 (IST)SAFF Championship semi-final live: Mehtab loses the ball!Mehtab Singh falters while receiving a simple pass and that sees ball go beyong the touchline. Lebanon throw the ball back towards India's half.
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