- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
India celebrated SAFF Championship success as Sunil Chhetri’s extra-time goal gave the hosts a 2-1 victory over Afghanistan in Kerala last Sunday (3). The striker netted from close range in the 101st minute to seal the nation’s seventh triumph in the competition after Jeje Lalpekhlua (72) cancelled out Zubayr Amiri’s opener (70). Steven Constantine’s side, who lost 2-0 to Afghanistan in the 2013 final in Kathmandu, were deserved winners of the trophy despite going into the match as underdogs, and also hit the woodwork on two occasions. In a tight clash in front of 48,000 at the Trivandrum International Stadium,…
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