SAFF Championship 2023: Sunil Chhetri and Co. sailed by means of to the semifinals of the South Asian Football Federation Championship 2023 after a convincing victory over Nepal in their second league game. Chhetri continued his goalscoring run as he discovered the again of the nets after the primary hour was handed. Meanwhile, Naorem Mahesh Singh’s strike doubled India’s lead and clinched the deal for the Blue Tigers.
After a irritating opening half of the match, the Indian captain broke the impasse with a cross help from Mahesh in the 61st minute. India led 1-0 and Mahesh then made it a double as India loved cushion over Nepal. In the seventieth minute it was Mahesh, who then put the ball into the again of the web after a shot from Chhetri hit the bar. The Indians then saved Nepal at bay to stay unscathed for one more time. They now qualify for the ultimate 4 from Group A with a game to go towards Kuwait.
Meanwhile, Kuwait have additionally confirmed their place in the semis after they crushed Pakistan by 4-0 in the opposite game of the day. India had earlier overwhelmed Pakistan by the identical scoreline to start out their marketing campaign on a excessive notice. Notably, India and Kuwait will now meet on June 27 in their bid to take the primary spot, whereas Pakistan and Nepal might be taking part in a useless rubber on the identical day.
In the opposite group, all 4 groups are nonetheless in rivalry to qualify for the semifinals as everybody has performed one game every. Both Lebanon and Maldives have a win in their maiden outings, whereas Bangladesh and Bhutan are winless in their opening video games in Group B. Maldives will sq. off towards Bangladesh, whereas Bhutan will face Lebanon on June 25.
