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AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: Chhetri on target as India beats Myanmar

AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: Chhetri on target as India beats Myanmar
Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:39 PM PDT
India beat Myanmar in Myanmar after 64 years
Indian starting XI - India beat Myanmar in Myanmar - AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers
AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar 0-1 India
Iindia: Sunil Chhetri(90th)

India registered a hard fought victory over Myanmar to break their jinx of defeating Myanmar in Myanmar after 64 year long wait. It took a very late strike from hitman Sunil Chhetri to give India the much needed victory in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers opener.

172nd ranked Myanmar played the game at a very high tempo at their home turf while Stephen Constantine's team India opted for a more cautious counter attacking approach. Centre back Anas Edathodika was handed debut by Constantine and he marshalled the defense well.

Jackichand Singh should have given India the lead in the first half. Robin Singh's delivery from the left beat the Myanmar custodian all ends up and a simple tap-in opportunity was somehow skied by Jackie from handshaking distance. Sunil Chhetri's silky skills kept the Myanmar defense at their toes whenever India earned possession. India's defense stood strong against the more attack minded Myanmar side and the Blue Tigers had the last laugh. In the penultimate minute of regulation time Jeje's well timed pass was equally matched by Udanta Singh's blistering run who squared the ball to Sunil Chhetri and the fate of the match was sealed right there.

India: Gurpreet (GK); Pritam, Anas, Sandesh, Narayan; Rowllin (Dhanapal  Ganesh– 79’), Eugeneson, Jackichand (Halicharan Narzary – 87’), Sunil (C); Jeje, Robin (Udanta Singh -63’)

Here is the Match Schedule that was announced earlier today. The tournament will start in New Delhi and Navi Mumbai with the first double headers being held on 6 October. The quarter-finals will be in Goa, Guwahati, Kochi and Kolkata, while Guwahati and Navi Mumbai will host the semi-finals. The final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 will be held in Kolkata’s iconic Salt Lake Stadium.

West Bengal beat Goa to win the 71st Santosh Trophy

West Bengal defeated Goa to win their 32nd Santosh Trophy, Picture Courtesy: AIFF Media
Santosh Trophy 2017 Final (71st Edition)
26.03.2017
GMC Bambolim Stadium, Goa
Goa 0-1 West Bengal
West Bengal: Manvir Singh(119th)

West Bengal triumphed over Goa to win the 71st Santosh Trophy in a match which had a fascinating finish with Bengal scoring in virtually the last kick of the game. It was West Bengal who dominated most of the match keeping Goan defense on their toes. Despite Bengal's dominance, the scoreline remained goalless after 90 minutes. Manvir Singh was the man who stunned the home crowd when his fine left footed effort in the 119th minute beating the Goan custodian.

Individual awards - 71st Santosh Trophy:

Best Goalkeeper: Bruno Colaco (Goa)
Best Defender: Provat Lakra (Bengal)
Best Midfielder: Cajetan Fernandes (Goa)
Best Striker: Basant Singh (West Bengal)

India secures a 3-2 away victory against Cambodia in their International friendly ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 UAE Qualifiers.

India registered a 3-2 away win in the International Friendly against Cambodia on Wednesday, 22nd March 2017

India registered a 3-2 victory against Cambodia in an exciting five goal entertainer at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, 22nd March 2017 in the FIFA International Friendly. This was India's first away victory in an International Friendly since June 2005.

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was given the captain's armband for the fixture while Anas Edathodika in defense was handed his senior debut, being named in the starting lineup for the Blue Tigers. Milan Singh also got his first International cap for the Blue Tigers after coming on late in the second half as substitute for Rowlin Borges.

Sunil Chhetri gave India the lead from a tap-in when he found himself few strides from the goal completely unmarked from an Eugeneson Lyngdoh corner. Cambodia equalized in the very next minute through Khoun Laboravy after his half volley found the back of the net from a well orchestrated move from the left. The two teams went all squad into the half time.

Two quickfire goals proved to be the decider after the Blue Tigers were the quicker to get off the blocks in the second half. Substitute Jeje Lalpekhlua(49th) regained India's lead when Jackichand's solo run opened the Cambodia defense with Jeje applying the finishing touch as the ball crossed the goal line after it struck the far post. Three minutes later, a training ground exercise was executed to perfection with Jeje's flick from a Eugeneson Lyngdoh corner was headed home by Sandesh Jhingan silenced the extremely passionate 70,000 supporters. The home side were not to give up yet as they piled up the pressure on the Indian back line. Chan Vathanaka pulled one back for the hosts with a fine solo effort wrong-footing his market before unleashing a low driven shot which Gurpreet failed to get his fingertips on. The scoreline remained 3-2 for India as the Blue Tigers registered an elusive away win much to the delight of coach Stephen Constantine as the focus now shifts on the AFC Asian Cup 2019 UAE Qualifiers.

AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers Draw Results,India in Group C with Qatar,Syria and Turkmenistan

The 40 nations participating the AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers discovered today who they will be matching up against as the draw for the qualifiers took place in the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday.

The 10 group winners and five best second-placed teams among all the groups will advance to the finals. The qualifiers will take place on July 19 to 23, 2017 in the respective host countries which are Kyrgyz Republic, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Myanmar, DPR Korea, Thailand and China PR.

Although directly qualified as the host, China PR have expressed interest to participate in the qualifying stage. Therefore, if China PR finish top of their group or finish among the five best second-placed teams, the next (6th) second-placed team will qualify to the final stage of the competition on January, 2018.

WEST Zone (West + South + Central)

Group A
A1. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
A2. OMAN
A3. KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (host)
A4. SRI LANKA

Group B
B1. IRAQ
B2. SAUDI ARABIA (host)
B3. BAHRAIN
B4. AFGHANISTAN

Group C
C1. QATAR (host)
C2. SYRIA
C3. INDIA
C4. TURKMENISTAN

Group D
D1. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (host)
D2. UZBEKISTAN
D3. LEBANON
D4. NEPAL

Group E
E1. JORDAN
E2. TAJIKISTAN
E3. PALESTINE (host)
E4. BANGLADESH

EAST Zone (East + ASEAN)

Group F
F1. AUSTRALIA
F2. MYANMAR (host)
F3. SINGAPORE
F4. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Group G
G1. DPR KOREA (host)
G2. LAOS
G3. CHINESE TAIPEI
G4. HONG KONG

Group H
H1. THAILAND (host)
H2. INDONESIA
H3. MALAYSIA
H4. MONGOLIA

Group I
I1. KOREA REPUBLIC
I2. VIETNAM (host)
I3. TIMOR-LESTE
I4. MACAU

Group J
J1. JAPAN
J2. CHINA PR (host)
J3. CAMBODIA
J4. PHILIPPINES
Fixture:AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 Qualifiers

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