Save! Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saves the last spotkick of Oman and India win. He covered for the miss of Udanta Singh and with it, India have secured a 3-2 victory in penalty shootout and finished third in the CAFA Nations Cup 2025. India win the bronze medal with this victory.
Not the best of third round of shots for India as the Oman goalkeeper saves the shot and they score beating Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. India still has the upper hand of one goal.
India have extended their lead as Rahul Bheke converted from the spot. Oman meanwhile missed another of their shots.
India has the upper hand after first round of shots as the Oman player hits the post and Lallianzuala Chhangte scores.
Even the extra time ends fruitless. The game's intensity dropped in the extra time although India looked a better side than what they were looking in the second half of regulation time. Yet, no goals and nothing separate the two sides even after extra time. It is time for penalty shootout now.
India is missing the control and the calculative passing in the midfield. Eyeing that Khalid Jamil has introduced Jeakson Singh for a tired Danish Farooq. Some crisp passing from Jeakson can help India in this moment.
India has put a solid defensive performance since conceding the goal. Valpuia has been at the forefront of it and he has created solid pressure on Oman's build up from the left side. It has kept them from creating any big chance.
It seems India has finally found some confidence and they pushed their defence line up the field. It has helped them to get numerical advantage and they have seen more of the ball in important areas of the pitch. After first half of the extra time, no one has a lead over another.
Some good sequence of action from India. They retained the ball well in the right side of the pitch and some good interplay and intelligent decision making helped them get a corner. Although it failed to fetch them fruitful result.
Oman tried to create something at the last moment but the effort was in vain as Khalid Jamil kept shouting to his players how to keep the ball away from the danger zone. In the hand, a feeble cross from Oman players found the gloves of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and the match ended in a draw in regulation time, moving into extra time.
India vs Oman Football Match Live Score Updates: The India national football team will be back in action in the third-place play-off of the CAFA Nations Cup 2025 as they will clash with Oman. India finished runner-up in the Group B which consisted of Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. They secured four points from the group, which included one win, one draw and one loss. The group champions from both Group A and B, which were Iran and Uzbekistan, qualified for the CAFA Nations Cup 2025 final. Meanwhile, the runner-up from both sides, India and Oman are set to clash in a third-place play-off. Oman have gained a lot of strength in the recent past and it will be a tough match for India. Although in the past, India has played good football against Oman and they will fancy their chances to beat them this time. All India Football Federation Confirms Super Cup 2025 To Begin on October 25.
Ahead of the tournament, due to India's recent form and the appointment of new coach, it was considered that India will fail to register even a single win and will finish in the bottom of the group. But they shocked everyone by defeating Tajikistan in their opening game. Although they got defeated by a very strong Iran team featuring the likes of Mehedi Taremi, they staged a strong fight. After a goalless first half, Iran scored three goals in the second half and India's chances of qualifying for the final of the CAFA Nations Cup 2025 faded. In their next match, India clashed with Afghanistan. It ended up being a game where both teams cancelled out each other and with a 0-0 draw, India finished as the runner-up. Will Mohun Bagan Super Giant, FC Goa Miss ACL 2 and East Bengal FC Women Be Denied AFC Women’s Champions League Spot if AIFF Faces FIFA-AFC Ban?
Indian Football has been in a turmoil in the recent past. The top division league of India, Indian Super League (ISL) is still indefinitely postponed. Many teams have shut operations for the time being. Former coach Manolo Marquez stepped down from his post due to failure of providing any success to the team. Amid this, AIFF appointed Khalid Jamil as the coach of the Indian Football Team. Khalid has been part of Indian Football for almost two decades now and using his experience, he helped India secure a victory against Tajikistan when no one expected them to win. The match against Oman will be another opportunity for Khalid and at the same time a challenge too.













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