2023-09-07 13:10:00
07 September 2023, 06:40 PM IST Photo: twitter.com/IndianFootball
Bangkok: Asian powerhouses Iraq beat India in a penalty shootout in the final of the 2023 King’s Cup football tournament. Iraq won 5-4 in the penalty shootout. In a thrilling semi-final, the match went to a penalty shoot-out with both teams tied 2-2 in regulation time.
India’s Brandon Fernandes’ kick hit the post in the penalty shootout. This is the reason for the defeat. For India, Sandesh Jhingan, Suresh Wangcham, Anwar Ali and Rahim Ali hit the net. Brandon took the first kick. Iraq netted all five kicks and progressed to the fine.
Merkas Doski, Ali Adinan, Hussain Ali, Amin Al Hamawi and Bashar Razan netted for Iraq. After taking the lead twice in the allotted time, India leveled.
India took the lead in the match through Mahesh Singh Neoram in the 17th minute. India has put up a good performance. But India’s laughter did not last long. Ali Al Hamadi converted a penalty in the 28th minute to equalize for Iraq. Sandesh Jhingan’s foul inside the box resulted in the penalty. In the first half, both teams were tied at 1-1.
In the second half, India took the lead through an own goal by Iraq goalkeeper Jalal Hassan in the 51st minute. Manveer Singh’s cross was turned into a goal by Jalal’s mistake. With this hope spread in the Indian camp. But Ayman Hussain scored a penalty in the 80th minute to equalize for Iraq. After 90 minutes, the match went directly to the penalty shootout.
India has shown a good performance against Iraq, which is far ahead in the world ranking. Iraq is ranked 70th. India is at 99th position. India went without superstar Sunil Chhetri. Malayalam stars Ashiq Kuruniyan, Sahal Abdul Samad and Rahul KP played. Iraq will face the winner of the Thailand-Lebanon semi-final in the final.
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