A horrible second for the Iraq goalkeeper. India take the ball ahead with blinding tempo after nicking it from Hussein who slipped. Sahal performs it ahead to Manvir on the best, who performs the ball sq.. Hussein dives and blocks the go together with his hand, just for the ball to roll into the aim.

Iraq have made three adjustments. Zidane, Amin Alhamawi, Aymen Ghadban all come on. A triple change at half time would not mirror too nicely on the coach’s feeling about how the primary half went. India unchanged.

Just two minutes of added time that results in nothing decisive. India will certainly be the happier staff going into this break. They began out brightly, which culminated in them taking the lead. But Iraq then took full management of the match, to the purpose that India discovered it tough to get out of their very own third within the closing minutes of the primary half.

Corner after nook in the meanwhile for Iraq. The first one comes after Aboud’s solo dribble is stopped within the field by Mahesh. It is deflected away by Anwar Ali however Iraq win a second nook inside seconds. That involves nothing as nicely. Approaching the top of regulation time in first half now.

32 minutes: A free kick from far out by Bonyan. Lot of gamers from each side rise contained in the field however there isn’t any contact. The participant who will get one thing on the ball is Sandhu, who dives to his proper and parries it away, or else it might’ve gone all the best way in. It hits the put up and lands again within the field, pinballs round for a bit till Gurpreet takes it in his grasp.

Jhingan will get yellow carded for a hand ball contained in the field that blocked a shot and the referee additionally provides Iraq a penalty. Not too many arguments there from the Indians. AFC Wimbledon man Ali Al-Hamadi takes the kick, goes to the best of Gurpreet who does dive the right method. But the ball goes previous his gloves. 

How about it! A implausible end from Mahesh India lead Iraq 1-0!. An Indian counter assault brings a aim for them. Sahal performs Mahesh by means of brilliantly, the latter strikes in from the within left channel and slots it into the underside of the close to put up. Sensational counter from India and a silky clean end from Mahesh.

An assault from India fizzles out as Manvir and Mahesh should not on the identical wavelength. Anwar Ali stops the following Iraq counter assault. That was superb work from the defender as India have been in any other case completely open from the left. Still 0-0. 

Iraq positively wanting extra comfy in possession. India, then again, have regarded something however that. Still early days although.

Iraq in white with a little bit trim of inexperienced, India in blue. India attacking from proper to left.

First comes the Iraqi nationwide anthem after which the Indian anthem is sung.

Not an excessive amount of crowd within the stands but it surely does appear to be a correct 50-50 cut up of India and Iraqi followers within the smattering. 

The incontrovertible fact that Iraq have benched a participant of Zidane Iqbal’s calibre solely exhibits the energy of their squad. 

India are a little bit of a depleted facet on this match. Lallianzuala Chhangte is down with fever and he isn’t enjoying on this match. Akash Mishra, in the meantime, is injured.

The 39-year-old captain and talisman was not accessible for choice on this match as he takes a while out together with his household. Chhetri has just about performed in each match that India have performed this 12 months and so that is nicely earned break.

Hasan (GK); Solaka, Hussein, Jasim, Kamil, Karim, Bonyan, Aboud, Jirjis, Shafeeq, Salih

Gurpreet (GK); Nikhil, Anwar, Sandesh, Akash; Jeakson, Thapa; Mahesh, Sahal, Ashique; Manvir

India are unbeaten in 11 matches however this little match in Thailand may simply grow to be their stiffest problem but. Up first are Iraq, a bona fide bigwig in Asian soccer who’re positioned 29 locations above India on this planet rankings. If they by some means win this recreation, they are going to face both Thailand or Lebanon, each of whom are formidable in their very own proper. Any form of success on this match, or perhaps a good present as we speak, might be indicative of the senior males’s staff taking some huge strides.