Afghanistan 1-2 India, 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers: Sunil Chhetri, Sahal Abdul Samad Inspire Blue Tigers to Second Consecutive Win
With this win, India are on the second spot in Group D on the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers points table. Meanwhile, it was a second consecutive loss for Afghanistan.
India rallied to win the second consecutive victory of their 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign with 2-1 win over Afghanistan at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Saturday, June 11. Sunil Chhetri gave India the lead in the 86th minute but Afghanistan levelled two minutes later through Zubayr Amiri. But Sahal Abdul Samad ensured that India got three points with a late goal in the extra time.
FULL-TIME at the VYBK Stadium!
A goal from @chetrisunil11 and a late goal from @sahal_samad gives India 🇮🇳
all the 3️⃣ points tonight!
WHAT A NIGHT OF FOOTBALL!
AFG 1️⃣-2️⃣ IND #AFGIND ⚔️ #ACQ2023 🏆 #BlueTigers 🐯 #BackTheBlue 💙 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/9Jo0uuWPdf
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) June 11, 2022
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