IND vs PAK, SAFF Championship 2023, Highlights: A hattrick from captain Sunil Chhetri guided India to a thumping 4-0 win over Pakistan in their opening Group A match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship on Wednesday, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Chhetri scored three goals while one goal was scored by Udanta Singh. India head coach Igor Stimac was shown the red card by the referee for his aggressive behaviour towards Pakistan players on the field.
Here are all the Highlights from the SAFF Championship 2023 match between India and Pakistan, straight from Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru:
- 21:28 (IST)
- 21:14 (IST)India vs Pakistan: GOALGOAL!!! Terrific night for India as they score their fourth goal of the night. Udanta Singh gets a brilliant assist from Anwar Ali and then perfectly takes the ball inside the opposition box. Later, he smartly dodges the goalkeeper and places the ball into the nets.
- 21:09 (IST)India vs Pakistan: GOALGOAL!!! Hattrick of goals for Sunil Chhetri as he brilliantly converts the penalty into a score for India. Chhetri smartly places a shot with his right foot towards the top-left corner as the ball comfortably dodges the goalkeeper and goes inside the nets. Third goal for India and for Chhetri.
- 20:53 (IST)
- 20:46 (IST)India vs Pakistan: Kuruniyan misses the chanceIndia miss out on another good chance of scoring as Ashique Kuruniyan's attempt goes in vain. Kuruniyan gets the ball just outside Pakistan's box and makes an attempt towards the goal. However, his shot goes way above the target and the ball goes out of play.
- 20:23 (IST)
- 20:21 (IST)India vs Pakistan: Red card to Igor StimacSHOCKING!!! The Indian coach Igor Stimac engages in a battle with the Pakistan players as he pulls away the ball from Abdullah Iqbal's hand, at the point where they were about to take a throw-in. The referee wastes no time and shows a red card to Stimac and he has been removed from the bench.
- 19:58 (IST)India vs Pakistan: Good save from Saqib HanifIndia's brilliant attempt to score another goal is spoilt by Saqib Hanif as he saves an attempt made by Lallianzuala Chhangte. After getting as assist from Pritam Kotal, Chhangte delivers a shot from his leg foot to the right side of the box but Hanif smartly stops the coming threat.
- 19:55 (IST)India vs Pakistan: Pakistan miss another chanceAfter trailing 2-0, Pakistan get a golden opportunity to score as Abdullah Iqbal brilliantly tackles the opposition and brings the ball inside the box and attempts to get a goal. However, his efforts goes in vain as his shot lands way away from the target.
- 19:46 (IST)India vs Pakistan: GOALGOAL!!!! Sunil Chhetri shines once again and provides India a massive breakthrough. Chhetri comfortably takes the ball into the opposition's box as Pakistan goalkeeper Saqib Hanif makes a blunder and fails to stop the Indian skipper from putting it inside the net. India take 1-0 lead.
- 18:51 (IST)India vs Pakistan: India's last 5 matchesIndia will be coming to this clash after having a blistering outing in the previous matches. In the last five matches they have played, they clinched victories in four of them and one ended in a draw. Recently, they defeated Lebanon 1-0 in the final match of the Intercontinental Cup.
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