Subhasish Bose of India seems dejected after the group’s defeat within the AFC Asian Cup Group B match between Syria and India at Al Bayt Stadium on January 23, 2024 in Al Khor, Qatar.
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India completed its AFC Asian Cup 2023 marketing campaign on a forgettable observe with a 0-1 loss to Syria in its third and remaining group stage match on the Al Bayt Stadium on Tuesday.
Syria’s ‘super sub’ Omar Khrbin scored the winner for Hector Cuper’s aspect because the Blue Tigers bowed out of the competitors with three consecutive losses and no factors to their identify.
India had began the sport in search of an early break, with Mahesh Singh Naorem coming near scoring within the fourth minute, solely to see it go huge after a deflection.
Syria, however, was seen practising loads of lengthy and diagonal balls in its remaining warm-up which was mirrored in its play, utilizing a 4-4-2 form.
It bombarded India with pictures repeatedly however Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s astute presence ensured the match remained a level-playing subject for essentially the most a part of the sport.
Hector Cuper’s aspect bought its first likelihood from a nook within the seventh minute. Pablo Sabbag beat Manvir Singh to Jalil Elias’ nook however his header was pushed away by the Bengaluru FC goalkeeper.
In the nineteenth minute, Lalengmawia Ralte misplaced the ball to a marauding Ibrahim Hesar, who then shot from a distance, forcing one other save by Gurpreet.
Two possibilities
India had two extra possibilities to attain and each had captain Sunil Chhetri taking them. While the primary – a header from a floating cross by Mahesh – was steered huge of purpose, the second, the final shot of the primary half, flew off-target.
Minutes into the second half, India misplaced the guts of its defence as Sandesh Jhingan limped off the sector to get replaced by Nikhil Poojary.
Cuper appeared to vary his technique after the restart. Syria had three pictures on the right track within the first half and two of them have been from exterior the field. In the second half, it began taking part in extra floor passes.
And with Jhingan lacking within the back-line, the breakthrough finally arrived within the 76th minute.
Lalengmawia misplaced the ball to Elias within the midfield, who marched up the pitch and handed to Alaa Aldin Yasin Dali, who then bought the ball to Khrbin. Khrbin performed a one-two with Hesar after which beat Rahul Bheke to search out the bottom-left nook.
Results
Group B: Syria 1 (Khrbin 76) bt India 0, Australia 1 (Boyle 45+1-pen) drew with Uzbekistan (Turgunbaev 78).
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