India vs Vietnam | AFC U16 Championship, Live Updates and Commentary

FULL TIME : Vietnam 0-1 India

An agile and disciplined Indian side take all the three points over Vietnam courtesy a Vikram Pratap Singh spot kick at the cusp of full time in the first game of the Championship. This is Sayak signing off. Stay Tuned to Sportskeeda for further updates.

90+4' Harpreet Singh comes on for Giveson Singh.

90+1' Demello with a low cross towards Sailo, but the Vietnamese keeper collects the incoming ball.

4 Minutes Added on.

89' Bikash Yumnam goes into the referee's book.

87' GOOOAAAAAAAL! Vikram Pratap Singh sends keep the wrong way and scores! INDIA 1-0 UP!

85' PENALTY! Vikram brought down inside the box and referee points to the spot.

82' Sailo shoots wide.

76' Bhuvnesh comes on for Ravi Rana.

75' Givson shoots. Saved.

69' India consistently opening up spaces and creating goal scoring opportunities, but the final finish has been abysmal so far.

65' SAVE! Sailo is at the end of brilliant through ball, but fails to keep his composure and has his shot saved on a 1v1 situation.

62' Vikram out runs his marker, creates space for himself but shoots wide.

61' Sailo comes on for Ricky Shabong.

58' Bekey Oram's volley from inside the box goes wide of the target.

54' Ravi booked fot clashing into the Vietnamese keeper in pursuit of an incoming freekick.

50' Corner for India, taken a short and Givson lofts it towards Thoiba, whose header is saved by the Vietnamese keeper.

48' Rebello has a cross in towards the danger zone, but the Vietnamese keeper collects it with ease.

Second half kicks off.

HALF TIME : India 0-0 Vietnam

Both the sides fail to convert their chances as the first half comes to an end with the scores being goalless.

1 Minute Added on.

43' Couple of Corners for India, Vietnam recover.

40' Almost a catastrophe! Vietnamese defence caught ball watching as Ravi almost makes it to a stranded ball on goal. A last ditch covering up from the defenders somehow bail the South East Asian side out.

35' Ravi finds Vikram who shoots wide.

31' The game has taken a dip in intensity with both the teams opting long balls as a counter measure.

25' Ricky plays Vikram through on goal but the latter is caught offside.

22' A short water break here for the boys.

19' After a suddent outburst from India, Vietnam are now slowly getting back into the game.

17' SAVE! How on earth did that not go in? Givson and Ricky have acres of space to exploit with ample amount of time to shoot, but mess things up with hurried attempts. Should have been 1-0 to the Blue Colts.

15' Vietnamese break into counter and have a cross across the phase of the goal but there is no red shirt at the far side to tap it home.

13' Shot from Givson from a freekick but the attempt gets blocked by an onrushing defender.

11' Neeraj collects an incoming Vietnamese shot.

8' Vikram shoots wide from a tough angle.

6' MISS! Vietnam have a shot over the goal.

5' Givson goes past his marker, tries to make some space for himself but delays to take the shot.

3' Vietnam dominating early proceedings with ample amount of possession.

Kick-off

Starting XI for India U16 vs Vietnam U16. Kick-off time 6:15 PM IST.#AsianDream #BackTheBlue #WeAreIndia #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/RWszeFR8Mq
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 21, 2018

India U-16 boys have reached the grounds to face Vietnam in the @theafcdotcom Championship. #BackTheBlue #WeAreIndia #StarsOfTomorrow #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/yMOqzU7wUw
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 21, 2018

The India U-16 squad are at the stadium and have begin with their warm-up. #BackTheBlue #WeAreIndia #StarsOfTomorrow #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/jAWP5HC17i
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 21, 2018

India U-16 coach Bibiano Fernandes talks to the media ahead of their match today. #BackTheBlue #WeAreIndia #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/shNAgSakI5
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 21, 2018

Less than 1 hour to go for Kick-off. Lets #BackTheBlue #WeAreIndia #StarsOfTomorrow #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/Hh1cn49Qy6
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 21, 2018

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the AFC U16 Championship tie between Vietnam and India. India are grouped with Indonesia, Vietnam and Iran in Group C. Top four teams of the championship will take the trip to Peru for the 2019 U-17 World Cup.

The game kicks off at 6:15 PM IST at the UM Arena Stadium in Malaysia.