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It is important for India not to understannd that defending deep is not their strength, it is about playing with the ball on the ground. We are not physically better than teams, we are technically better and Nicolai Adam has too find a way to work around that without running the kids to the ground.
You cannot underestimate what this goal will do to the Indian National team. Another 3-2 loss would have been heartbreaking for kids aged 15 and 16, and this goal allows them to play for qualification.
That was a very edgy end, but what an incredible ending to the game.
A fight has broken out here after the game.
96' India score!!! GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL. Suresh Scores.
95' Penalty for INIDIA
93' Well defended by Saudi Arabia, and that seems to be it.
92' India have one last chance. Freekick.
90' Indian shoulders dropping here, this will be heartbreaking for these kids, who to be fair to them have played really well till now.
87' Indian try to attack but their balls have been easily thwarted.
84' Saudi score again, Feras Tariq with a back heel goal. Saudi Arabia lead 3-2.
82' Saudi Arabia score. Dhari with the cross and touched in by wht it looked like an Indian body.
80' HUGE CHANCE for India. Boris found by Khumanthem into left. He fluffs his chance.
77' Opportunity for India there, but Boris gets pushed off the ball, and crowed out.
74' India under pressure again, but the center back pairing of the duo of Jitendra and Sarif have defended really well.
72' Dheeraj is marsalling his defence well here. India look much comfortable in the second half.
68' Freekick in a promising position for Saudi Arabia, Dhari takes it and skies the ball. Lacked compusure there, the Saudi Arabian left-winger.
67' What a save by Dheeraj. He has really regained his confidence from last game.
65' Sanjeev Salin with a wonderful run, looked like a big opportunity, called offside.
63' Much better from India again, playing out from teh back with much more confidence. Suresh is leading his boys well, he had a bad game last time around.
60' Much better deom India, getting forward with pace, the shot gets deflected and trickeles into the hand of the Saudi goalkeeper.
58' Dhari with what appears to be a stamp on Dheeraj, teh ref fails to see it though.
54' India are struggling to getting two passes together. They are dropping too deep here, and it seems like a matter of time for Saudi now.
51' Saudi have started having the upper hand, India though have to counter better.
50' India have started the hal well, as they seem to do, Lalengmawia with a good shot.
48' There has been a change, Aman Chhteri annd Aniket, both the scorers have gone, Lalengmawia and Khumanthem have come on for the Indians.
45' India kick off for the second half.
The defensive organization was much better though, but then the Saudi players looked better physically. Hope it doesn't become a story of same old same old for India.
India were the much better side in the first quarter of the game, and as India did in the first game they seem to get tired and fade away towards the backend of the half.
...and finally it's Half Time. God India needed that.
46' SAVED by Dheeraj. He goes the right way. Mali will feel really bad, the Saudi Arabian players were celebrating after they got the penalty.
46' Penalty to Saudi Arabia.
45' Almost for Saudi Arabia there, the abll hits the Indian post and comes out. India need the half-time whistle.
42' Aman Chhtri is isolate up top, and Saudi have 61% possesion.
41' India have to do something better to keep the ball, after going 2-0 up they have been poor. There is no out ball at the moment.
39' A nasty clash, bad challenge from Aniket. He gets a yellow for his troubles.
38' Saudi Arabia really pulling the strings, they are working the ball well now. Dangerous times for India.
33' Dhari with a brilliant cross from the left, Aldhuwayhi comes into the backpost and he thumps the header into teh goal. Saudi Arabia are back in it, it's 2-1.
32' Alabdan with a wonderful touch in India's box, but well defended well by Rakip.
30' India sitting back and trying to counter at speed. Much better for India defensively.
26' Saudi with another attack, Dhari down the left crosses, dangerously I must add, Dheeraj does well to palmm it away. He looks much more confident with the debacle from last day.
25' Dhari Alanazi with a stringer, and Dheeraj makes the first save for the evening.
22' GOALLL!!!! Aman Chhteri with the second goal for him. Boris with a wonderful run, cut back for Aman whose shot gets dflected but trickles into the box. India go up 2-0.
The rain has started poring down, the conditions will get more difficult now. Dheeraj hasn't been troubled yet.
18' India are struggling to get the ball now, Saudi have kept possesion well.
16' Alabdan with a brillaint cross, it goes by the six yard box. India got lucky there.
12' India with a ligting counter, Aman Chhteri with the cross, made a meal of by the Alasmari, Aniket with the shot, but bloacked. The ball kept well by Komal.
10' It's been more or less stale possesion for Saudi Arabia, India have defended well. Saudi have a lot of pace in attack, and are one of the contenders for the tournament.
7' India defending much better today, staying behind the ball, and have defended well without the ball.
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