And Anjan Bista has joined them

It is not surprising to see Maldives’ Ali Ashfaq and India’s Sunil Chhetri as top scorers with two goals each, as Nepal’s Anjan Bista has joined the duo with his late penalty after Bangladesh had taken an early lead through Sumon Reza.

But those are the only two goals that Igor Stimac’s men have scored in this edition of the SAFF Cup. India have struggled to find the back of the net in their draws against Bangladesh (1-1) and Sri Lanka (0-0) in the first two games.

One of Ashfaq’s goals was a penalty – in the 2-0 win over Bangladesh, with Hamza Mohamed scoring the other – and the other an early lead that was defended till the final whistle in their last match against Sri Lanka. Maldives had opened their campaign with a shock defeat to Nepal (1-0).
 

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