India rode on a Sunil Chhetri brace to beat Bangladesh 2-0 within the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 preliminary joint spherical qualification spherical on the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha.
Courtesy the end result, India moved to 6 factors from seven matches, whereas Bangladesh are at two factors seven matches. India subsequent play Afghanistan of their final group league match on June 15.
Sunil broke the impasse within the 78th minute when he headed in Ashique Kuruniyan’s cross from the left. He then sealed the end result by curling in a shot from lengthy vary in added time, to win the match 2-0 for the Blue Tigers.
Stimac made three adjustments from the aspect that took on Qatar within the final match. The Blue Tigers made a cautious begin, enjoying it amongst themselves, trying to find the gaps.
In the twond minute, Rakib Hossain was flashed the yellow for a deal with on Brandon Fernandes. Brandon tried to be within the thick of motion in his effort to essay these passes, and discover somebody within the clear.
India earned their first nook within the 9th minute, however the first actual probability got here within the 15th minute when Brandon’s by means of ball performed between the 2 central defenders discovered Manvir Singh within the clear contained in the field.
With solely the rival goalkeeper Anisur Rahaman to beat, Manvir was a bit shy to have a strive, and delayed it that shade too lengthy permitting the rival defence to regroup.
In the following minute, Suresh Singh received into the field however his centre was collected by a diving Anisur.
Bangladesh’s Rahmat Mia was proven the yellow card for his foul on Suresh within the 32nd minute.
Bangladesh had a detailed shave within the 35th minute when Chinglensana Singh’s header off a Brandon nook was cleared on the road by Riyadul Hasan.
Changing over, Mohammed Yasir got here in for Udanta Singh, and Ashique Kuruniyan changed Bipin within the forty sixth minute.
In the 56th minute, Sandesh did leap greater than all to go Brandon’d nook nevertheless it didn’t pose any hazard, and then two minutes later, Sunil acquired a cross type Brandon on the sting of the field and out Yasir to tug the set off. Yasir delayed a bit, and the rival defence have been capable of thwart it off.
On the hour mark, India introduced of their third substitute – Liston Colaco coming in for Manvir Singh.
Almost instantly, rival captain Jamal Bhuyan was flashed the yellow after Suresh had sped previous him on the precise flank. Off the resultant free-kick, Brandon did handle to seek out an unmarked Sunil Chhetri within the field however his header was off course.
Glan’s long-range effort gained India a nook within the 73rd when it deflected off a rival defender over the goal-line. But India’s agony continued as Subhashish Bose, all unmarked, did not information his header into the objective – it sailed previous the submit.
A minute later Asahique was proven the yellow card for his foul on Riyadul.
India lastly was capable of break the impasse, and it was none aside from Sunil Chhetri, on the 79th minute, who related with an Ashique cross from an acute angle to ship the ball again throughout Bangladesh goalkeeper Anisur Rahman.
Bangladesh started to throw our bodies ahead in the hunt for the equaliser, however have been usually thwarted by the Indian defence. Jamal Bhuyian went into the referee’s books a minute after Chhetri’s objective, for a foul on Brandon Fernandes.
Stimac made a few tactical adjustments as a way to maintain on to the lead in added time, as Pronay Halder and Adil Khan changed Chinglensana Singh and Brandon Fernandes, respectively.
However, captain Sunil Chhetri sealed the three factors for the Blue Tigers, as he collected a cross from the left by Suresh, exterior the Bangladesh space, and curled it into the again of the web.
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