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What an evening in Abu Dhabi for the Blue Tigers! Did any of you see this happening? Even in the wildest of your dreams! I've been told by my colleagues here that drinks are on me tonight, and in my current state, I've only been too happy to agree. If you're Indian and you aren't, I'm questioning your very existence! Goodbye from us at Sportskeeda, I'm going to need some time to let that sink in!

JAI HIND!

Thailand 1-4 India

No, I've still not registered this, yet. Stephen Constantine's men were really men possessed in that second half. They pressed so high, they played such beautiful attacking football. They have a legend named Sunil Chhetri, who just does legend things. They have a precociously talented young kid in Anirudh Thapa, who continues to grow in stature. They have some superb young wingers in Udanta Singh, in Ashique Kuruniyan, in Halicharan Narzary, who have been superb tonight.

As Abu Dhabi sees the War Elephants recover from this shock, India really now have put one foot in the knockout stages with this win. What a win, what a performance, what superb goals! Sunil Chhetri set it away with two, and then Anirudh Thapa and Jeje Lalpekhlua rounded off the win.

Two from Bengaluru FC, two from Chennaiyin FC, FOUR for India.

90+3' PEEEEEP PEEEEEP PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPP! ONE OF THE GREATEST NIGHTS IN RECENT MEMORY FOR INDIAN FOOTBALL! LET IT SINK IN, INDIA HAVE WON 4-1. AGAIN, TAKE A LITTLE BREATH, AND LET IT SINK. INDIA HAVE BEATEN THAILAND BY FOUR GOALS TO ONE. SENSATIONAL!

90+1' Not that it's going to make a difference, but there are going to be three minutes added on at the end of the second half.

87' That's a nice shot from Thitiphan with his left foot, but it's straight at Gurpreet, and the skipper has made no mistake in catching that one.

86' Germanpreet will replace Pronay, who has stepped it up superbly in the second half.

ON - Germanpreet Singh
OFF - Pronay Halder

86' Thailand look deflated here, and India are running home easily with this. What a start from India to this tournament. Germanpreet is ready to come on.

83' Rowllin! India are having fun now, Chhetri lays it off to Rowllin, who tries to curl one into the top corner from 30 yards out. It's high.

80' GOOOOAAAAALLLL! JEJE LALPEKHLUA FINALLY HAS A GOAL! WHAT A SUBSTITUTION! WHAT A FINISH!

Horrible clearing header from Pansa, that Narzary receives to set it up for Jeje. He toe-pokes that, and it's found the top corner! WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS FOR INDIAN FOOTBALL!

79' Yellow card for Pansa, this time, as he brings down the excellent Narzary who'd exchanged passes cleverly with Udanta.

79' Thailand have made their final change of the night.

ON - Sumanya Purisay
OFF - Adisak Kraisorn

77' India make their first two changes of the night, as Ashique goes off after a sensational performance. Thapa goes off as well, he'll remember this day forever, his first ever India goal!

ON - Jeje Lalpekhlua, Rowllin Borges
OFF - Ashique Kuruniyan, Anirudh Thapa

75' CHANCE FOR THAILAND! Superb play from Teerasil to make space for himself, but Anas has done superbly to put his body on the line and make the block. Thailand have a corner. And India have cleared it without too much fuss.

73' That is a surprise. Thailand have taken their talisman, Chanathip, off.

ON - Sirod Chatthong
OFF - Chanathip Songkrasin

70' That's floated into the box from Tristan, and Jaided has gotten on the end of that cross. But his header is wide of Gurpreet's goal.

68' GOOOOAAAAALLLL! WHAT A FINISH FROM ANIRUDH THAPA!

What a ball that was from Sunil to Udanta, and I really thought he'd blown the chance, but he just plays it back to Thapa. AND WHAT A FINISH THAT IS! HE'S CHIPPED THAT! THE CHEEK! INDIA ARE IN DREAMLAND!

67' A little bit of confusion between Udanta and Pritam in India's defensive third, and Jaided has taken a shot-cum-cross, that has gone nowhere near the goal or a Thai player.

66' The referee's whistle stops India's attack, and there's no foul there. Chhetri is jumping to win the ball, and hasn't made contact with any Thai defender.

65' Another India free-kick, another superb bit of play on the right flank from Udanta and Pritam.

63' What a chance for the hat-trick! Udanta is played through to use his pace and his cross is weak, but the keeper has spilled it, Chhetri just cannot get on the end of that. Big chance again for India!

62' Udanta and Narzary have been superb! Their defensive work-rate has been fantastic, while also ensuring that hasn't compromised their attacking threat.

61' Thapa's corner is into a superb area, but no Indian is attacking that, and that's an easy catch for the keeper.

61' ABSOLUTELY SUPERB PLAY FROM ASHIQUE! WHAT STRENGTH! India have another corner.

58' Thailand make their first change of the day.

ON - Korrokot Wirriya-Udomsiri
OFF - Sanrawat Dechmitr

57' Chhetri! From about 40 yards out! HIGH! He was set up by Anas who found himself on the left wing. So much action in that move. India in command.

56' Chhetri floats that one into the box, but it's a little too high for any Indian to attack it, and the Thai keeper has a straightforward catch.

55' Superb spell of possession again from India, and Thapa's ping to Narzary is perfect. He looks to drive past Tristan, and India have another free-kick in a dangerous area.

54' Thapa's corner finds Chhetri, and his glancing header is a little too high! That was a chance for the hat-trick!

53' India have another corner! Superb win of the ball from Pritam, and Ashique wins the corner off Pansa.

52' Narzary is testing the height of the Burj Khalifa with that volley! The corner was taken short by Chhetri to Thapa, who found Narzary in the box. His right-footed volley, well, the less said, the better.

51' Chhetri plays this out wide to Narzary, and he gets past his man and looks to cross, but it's blocked, and India have a corner.

50' What a start this has been to the second half from India! They have started on the front foot, and used the pace of Udanta and Ashique superbly!

49' Thapa! Pritam wins the ball well, and feeds Chhetri whose cross is cleared straight to Thapa, who hooked volley is straight at the Thai keeper.

46' GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!! WHAT A GOAL FROM SUNIL CHHETRI! INDIA ARE BACK IN FRONT!

He set that move off with a lovely pass down the flank to Udanta, and his pulled it back towards Ashique, who has miscontrolled it, but it has fallen straight at the feet of Chhetri, who has smashed that straight into the top corner, and scored his 67th international goal for the country. Captain or not, he is the talisman!

46' PEEEPP! We're back underway, and it's Thailand who get us away.

We're moments away from the second half beginning in Abu Dhabi. Can India nick this result and get that campaign kickstarted in a huge way? No changes to either side at the start of the second period.

Thailand 1-1 India

In a game that has matched the pre-match expectation about the pattern, India have more than held their own here. Thailand have largely been reduced to shots from distance, and India even took the lead. They won a penalty which was unerringly put away by Sunil Chhetri. The lead didn't last long though, as a superb cross from Theerathon Bunmathan was met by the head of Teerasil Dangda for the Thai equaliser.

There's all to play for in the second half in Abu Dhabi, and we'll be back in a bit for that.

45+1' PEEEEP! That's half-time, and it's all square here at the Al-Nahyan Stadium.

45+1' We'll have one minute to be added on at the end of this half for stoppages.

44' Supachai Jaided has taken a shot from distance, now, and once again there's nothing for Gurpreet to do. It was more a stab than a shot, and lacked any real conviction.

42' CHHETRI! Gurpreet's launch upfield is won by Chhetri, it's retrieved by Ashique and kept alive for Chhetri, whose volley from 25 yards is well above the target.

40' Pronay Halder is being Pronay Halder, and that isn't exactly good news. FYI, being Pronay Halder is a term used to describe someone who jumps into every tackle he can possibly see, and maybe even those that he can't.

39' We have our first caution of the day, and it's gone to Sanrawat Dechmitr for what was a bad tackle on Thapa.

37' What a chance for Chhetri! Narzary's cross is chested down to Chhetri by Ashique, but Sunil tries to make a yard to take a shot, which was closed down by Chalermpong.

36' That goal has calmed the Thais down, and they're now stroking the ball around with ease. India have a free-kick in their own half to relieve pressure, as Pansa fouls Ashique.

33' GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!! Thailand have equalised through their captain, Theerasil Dangda.

Lovely ball from Theerathon into the space between the goalkeeper and the defence, and Theerasil makes no mistake with the header. Game on!

32' Thailand have a free-kick, and it's that man Chanathip who's fouled again. Narzary fouls him, when he didn't have to, Pronay was winning that ball anyway.

31' Another shot for Thitiphan! That was a big chance, but the shot was rather diabolical. He had options around him, with both Kraisorn and Teerasil waiting to be slipped in on goal.

30' That is absolutely superb tracking back from Narzary! Chanathip was on his bike and had the afterburners on, the Indian winger kept up with him stride for stride, and made a crucial tackle.

29' India have been buoyed by the goal. There are more bodies chasing balls down!

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India 4-1 Thailand.