India and Bangladesh play out goal-less draw in 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
India and Bangladesh played out a goal-less draw in their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round match
- SHILLONG — India
and Bangladesh played out a goal-less draw in their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying
round match here on Tuesday.
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- Bangladesh were slightly the better side in the first half
with more attacking moves and corner kicks but without any clear-cut chances.
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- India put up a much better performance in the next 45
minutes, putting Bangladesh under a lot of pressure but the chances were few
and far between.
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- In the 12th minute, India goalkeeper Vishal Kaith committed
a mistake as he kicked the ball into an opposition player. Mohammed Ridoy
pounced on the deflection and sent a left footer from an angular position into
the open net but Subhasish Bose produced a goal-line clearance.
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- India's best chance came in the 31st minute but Udanta
Singh's header off a Liston Colaco cross from left failed to beat Bangladesh
goalie Mitul Marma.
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- In a dominant second half display for India, Bose made an
audacious long range effort which beat the Bangladesh goalkeeper all the way
but missed the left corner of the net by inches in the 68th minute.
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- Five minutes later, Farukh Choudhary's right footer went
just wide after a deflection from a Bangladeshi defender.
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- The 84th minute saw star striker Sunil Chhetri getting a
free header inside the Bangladesh box but his effort lacked direction and
power.
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- Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury, who is currently
playing for Sheffield United on loan from English Premier League side Leicester
City, could not do much for most part of the match.
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- The two sides face each other again on November 18 in
Bangladesh.
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- India's next qualifying round match, though, will be against
Hong Kong on June 10 in Kowloon.
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- India had come into the match after a 3-0 thrashing of
Maldives on March 19, to mark talismanic striker Chhetri's return to
international football and Manolo Marquez's first win as head coach.
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- India are placed in Group C of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying
third round along with Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Singapore, and only the top
team after six home and away matches qualifies for the continental showpiece.
