AFC Asian Cup

FT Sunday, January 6, 2019
India WLDLD 4
–
Thailand DWDDL 1
1st2ndT
IND134
THA101
Al Nahyan Stadium · 3,250 att.

Match Report

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Buoyant India announce themselves to Asian elite

India had not won a single match in the Asian Cup since 1964. That changed after 90 magical minutes at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
34.8
Possession
65.2
15
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
173
Accurate Passes
418
285
Passes
532
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
86
20
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
16
Interceptions
15
23
Effective Clearances
13
23
Clearances
13

Lineups

THA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Chatchai BudpromG
  2. 6Pansa HemviboonCD-L
  3. 4Chalermpong KerdkaewCD-R
  4. 3Theerathon BunmathanLB
  5. 19Tristan DoRB
  6. 18Chanathip SongkrasinAM
  7. 14Sanrawat DechmitrLM
  8. 8Thitipan PuangchanRM
  9. 10Teerasil DangdaF
  10. 22Supachai ChaidedAM-L
  11. 9Adisak KraisornAM-R

IND · 4-4-2

  1. 1Gurpreet Singh SandhuG
  2. 22Anas EdathodikaCD-L
  3. 5Sandesh JhinganCD-R
  4. 3Subashish BoseLB
  5. 20Pritam KotalRB
  6. 14Pronay HalderCM-L
  7. 7Anirudh ThapaCM-R
  8. 19Halicharan NarzaryLM
  9. 15Udanta SinghRM
  10. 11Sunil ChhetriCF-L
  11. 13Ashique KuruniyanCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Thailand 0, India 1. Sunil Chhetri (India) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 33' Goal! Thailand 1, India 1. Teerasil Dangda (Thailand) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theerathon Bunmathan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 39' Sanrawat Dechmitr (Thailand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 46' Goal! Thailand 1, India 2. Sunil Chhetri (India) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashique Kuruniyan.
  5. 58' Substitution, Thailand. Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri replaces Sanrawat Dechmitr.
  6. 68' Goal! Thailand 1, India 3. Anirudh Thapa (India) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Udanta Singh following a fast break.
  7. 73' Substitution, Thailand. Siroch Chatthong replaces Chanathip Songkrasin.
  8. 78' Substitution, India. Jeje Lalpekhlua replaces Ashique Kuruniyan.
  9. 78' Substitution, India. Rowllin Borges replaces Anirudh Thapa.
  10. 79' Substitution, Thailand. Sumanya Purisai replaces Adisak Kraisorn.
  11. 79' Pansa Hemviboon (Thailand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Goal! Thailand 1, India 4. Jeje Lalpekhlua (India) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Halicharan Narzary.
  13. 87' Substitution, India. Germanspreet Singh replaces Pronay Halder.

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