Indian males’s futsal crew’s wait for his or her first-ever win continued as they went down 2-5 to Myanmar in Group E

New Delhi: The Indian males’s futsal crew’s wait for his or her first-ever win continued as they went down 2-5 to Myanmar in Group E of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers on the Dushanbe Indoor Hall in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Monday.

After being crushed 3-6 by hosts Tajikistan on Saturday, India’s hopes of qualifying for Asia’s premier futsal competitors of their first try are actually out of their fingers. Should Palestine fail to beat the hosts within the night kick off, India shall be eradicated from the qualifiers.

According to AIFF’s launch, not like the opening match, India stored extra ball possession through the preliminary phases of the competition. However, it was Myanmar who appeared extra threatening going ahead. India captain and goalkeeper Augustin D’mello was stored pretty busy within the first interval by the Bunlert Charoenwong-coached aspect who had come from behind to beat Palestine 2-1 of their first match.

The opening aim arrived in fairly lucky circumstances for Myanmar. Lalsangkima, in a sliding try to clear the ball, knocked it into the trail of Thyne Phwet Aung, who tapped into the open internet.

India equalised with their first shot on the right track within the eleventh minute. A free ball fell on the sting of the penalty space for Roluahpuia, who didn’t assume twice and sweetly struck it first time into the roof of the web. Vaz’s boys began to search out their toes after the aim and virtually took the lead quickly. Nikhil Mali laid the ball for final match’s hat-trick hero David Laltlansanga, who slammed his right-footed effort onto the body of the aim.

However, it was Myanmar who regained their benefit from a kick-in. Captain Myo Myint Soe picked out Myo Thet Aung, who glided the ball previous D’mello. Fortune favoured Myanmar but once more as they prolonged their lead with an personal aim from Laltlansanga. A corner-kick from Htut Wai Tun took a deflection off the Mizo participant, wrongfooting D’mello, who was left with no likelihood to forestall the aim.

There had been no two methods about it. A case of plain unhealthy luck for India.

Myanmar remained a continuing menace from dead-ball conditions all through the match. But India, studying from their errors within the first half, defended higher after the break. Something which remained unchanged was D’mello’s hectic life between the sticks as Myanmar’s incessant assaults stored his gloves heat.

The Southeast Asians defended compactly, however on one event when George MS Dawngliana had a transparent sight of the goal, Naing Lin Tun Kyaw threw his physique on the road to thwart the goal-bound effort. India pressed deeper into Myanmar territory because the match inched in the direction of full-time, and pulled one again two minutes from time when Laltlansanga’s highly effective low strike discovered the underside nook.

However, it was an anticlimactic finish to the competition as India’s substitute goalkeeper Scott Moraes was proven a pink card for dealing with the ball outdoors the penalty space. But regardless of having 4 gamers on the court docket, India almost snatched the equaliser within the dying moments, with Laltlansanga’s right-footed strike coming off the bar after goalkeeper Nyi Nyi Thant pushed it over.

Myanmar then took full benefit of their further man and punished India with two late objectives on the counter-attack from Myo Thet Aung and Hlaing Min Tun.

India will play their final group match towards Palestine on October 11.