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An eerily familiar story for India, as they completely dominated the game but lost out to China by a solitary goal. Huang Cong scored in injury time with China second best for much of the game to steal 3 points.
India had gone close with Amarjit, Komal and Aman Chetri all spurning gilt-edged chances to score. The result leaves India bottom of the table, and with Brazil to come, it seems like India will finish the BRICS U-17 Cup with four losses.
90+4' WHAT A SAVE! Sanjeev's strike looks set for the top corner, but the Chinese goalkeeper makes a fingertip save. India can't take advantage of the following corner.
90+3' Suresh and Sanjeev line up to take the free kick.
90+2' India have a free kick on the edge of the penalty box, and the Chinese complain bitterly to the referee.
90+1' Abhijit runs to the right byline and sends in a lovely cross from the right, and it almost creeps into the top corner, with Yuxi palming the ball out for a corner.
90' 6 minutes on injury time, as China attempt to steal the game with a rare foray forward.
90' Oh dear... Komal attempted an overhead kick, but looks to have done some serious damage to his right knee.
89' India are ramping up the pressure, as they look desperate for the goal. China have completely retreated into their box, and are holding out for a point.
86' GREAT DEFENDING! Komal is denied from scoring for certain with a super block from the Chinese centre-back.
85' LUCKY!! Huang Cong runs onto a cross from the left and volleys what looks to be a sure goal wide.
83' Wow. That was very unlike him... Sanjeev, who is normally so good from set-pieces, blasts the ball into Row Z.
82' India have a free kick in a promising position, and Sanjeev steps up to take it. Can India cement their dominance with a goal?
78' SHOT! Suresh takes a long range shot with his left foot but watches in agony as his swerving effort flies over the bar.
77' ALMOST! Sanjeev sends in a stunning inswinging corner from the right and the ball evades everyone and narrowly misses bouncing into the net.
76' India have a corner
73' Zhu Zhanxian comes on for Zhang Hui
71' The game has settled down in the last few minutes, as both China and India seem to have tired.
67' CHANCE! Boris sends a lovely backheel to Abhijit in the box, and his shot across goal is well saved by Yuxi, and the rebound falls to Sarangi, but he cant control his header and it goes over!
66' Abhijit Sarkar comes on to replace Aman Chetri
65' MISSED CHANCE! Aman Chetri has a great chance to send Amarjit absolutely clear on the left wing, but his pass is misplaced.
63' Predictably, India are unable to do anything from the corner. The Chinese do look like giants in comparison...
63' India have a corner thanks to Boris' hard working running on the right. Duracell Bunny, this player is.
62' That was unlike him... Aman Chetri cuts back onto his left foot from the right wing and with two promising options available to him, overhits a cross to the far post.
60' Lian Dongwei comes off for China and is replaced by their #24 jersey
58' Aniket Anil Jadhav comes off for Narender
57' Aman Chetri does well to burst to the left byline, but a heavy touch results in the ball crossing the line for a goal-kick.
56' Another foray forward for India ends with a poor final ball messing up the chance. Komal was rather great in the build-up, dribbling past a couple of defenders with ease.
53' Komal and Shubham Sarangi go close to creating some good chances for India from promising positions, but their final ball is poor.
50' CAREFUL! Tao Qianglong bursts into the box from the right, and goes down after Amarjit tackles him in the box. The referee waves play on, but that was 50-50.
49' Good news for India as Dheeraj is back up.
48' Oh no... Dheeraj comes out to clear a long ball into the box, but took a hit to his midriff. The Indian keeper receives treatment, with Nicolai Adam looking very concerned on the touchlines.
46' WHAT A START! Wang Xiangjun bursts down the left and rushes into the box, sells Boris a dummy, but his shot is erratic and India breathe a sigh of relief.
46' PEEP PEEP PEEP! China get us underway
The second half is moments away, as the teams exit the tunnel. What will change in the last 45 minutes?
HT: Bhaiching Bhutia has some very positive words for India at half-time, saying India have 'completely dominated' the first half. The Indian legend also noted that the team has become far more compact when compared to the U16 AFC Championships, which is great for results.
When asked to single out the best player from what he has seen, Bhutia is full of praise, saying that its hard to pinpoint one particular player, since every player has impressed him.
The Indian veteran is also very happy to see that there is so much ball possession on display, a far cry from the time when his teammates used to lump it forward to him when he was India's captain.
India made a nervous start to the game, but have grown into the half. Amarjit went closest to scoring for India right at the end of the first half, but was denied. Aman Chetri, Komal and Boris have all looked good for India, which should please Nicolai Adam.
42' ALMOST! Aman receives the ball on the edge of the box, turns and lays the ball off to Amarjit in space on the left side of the box, and he evades a tackle to be 1-on-1 with the Chinese keeper, but Qi Yuxi makes a great save to deny him!
40' LUCKY! Rakip controls a cross in the box, but instead of hoofing the ball away, dallies on the ball and lays the ball off to Boris in panic, and the fullback is lucky to see his clearance come off the Chinese forward for a goal kick.
38' Amarjit really needs to work on his long passing, the central midfielder wastes another promising position with a wayward pass to the left wing.
36' Sanjeev has had a positive couple of minutes, showing his attacking skills while getting past his marker on the overlap to earn a corner, and then moments later tackling well to prevent a counter-attack.
33' ALMOST! Boris sends a lovely through ball to Aniket on the right edge of the box, but he is muscled off the ball and earns a corner. Boris takes the corner short and charges into the box, and his powerful cross is cleared by the Chinese defence.
32' Shubham Sarangi comes on to replace an injured Meetie
30' Meetie is down on the right touchline and receives treatment from India's physio, with Nicolai Adam looking concerned on the touchline.
29' Tao takes the corner and as the clearance falls back to him on the left wing, the Chinese creator earns another corner, which India clear out for a throw-in.
28' SHOT! Dheeraj does well to palm away Tao Qianglong's swerving free kick out for a corner.
26' Wang Xiangjun (and that was fun to type) clatters into the back of Meetie on the right wing and is lucky to escape a yellow card.
23' WHAT A STUNNING SOLO RUN! Boris sets off down thr right after making a clever tackle in India's box, evading a couple of challenges and running up to form a 3v2 counter attack. The ball comes back to him in the box, but a heavy touch as he tries to flick past his marker results in China earning a goal kick.
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That's it from me, Sunny Sagar, tonight. Thanks for following along and do check back for the ISL game in one hour.