A dominating effort from India as they went into the first half with the lead, courtesy of a goal from skipper Vikram Kumar before he found the back of the net twice in the second half to register a hat-trick and take India to a comfortable lead.
In the final few minutes, Becky Oram converted a half-volley into a goal as he turned in the ball to the Jordan keeper's left, triggering wild celebrations in the Indian camp as the Jordan players could not muster up the required confidence and game to pose a challenge to the exuberant Indian team.
89' Corner kick for Jordan! They should have easily scored when given the chance though, the striker took all the time in the world to take an attempt at goal and it proved costly in the end.
84' GOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL! This time, Beckey Oram joins the party!
Oram runs in from the center, collects the ball in front of the goal and easily sends it to the left of the keeper, who could only watch it fly past him and into the goal.
73' GGGGOOOAAAALLLLLLLLL!! It's a hat-trick for young Vikram Singh! What a show from the Indian skipper!
A good ball from the center to the right, Vikram ran across, took his time and fired a bullet that took a deflection off the defender and cannoned into the net.
66' YELLOW CARD shown to Manish Chaudhary for dissent. Looks like a harsh call, since Manish was pushed by a Jordan player and was only trying to make his point as shown on replay.
61' GGGGGOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!! Vikram Singh yet again scores the goal!!
Excellent play from Rohit Danu on the left wing who makes a fabulous run, sends the ball in to the center of the box where Vikram Singh runs in and slots the ball into the right bottom corner as he celebrates with an infamous 'Kabaddi Thigh Slap'!
58' Powerful attempt from Rohit Danu from the right-side of goal with his right foot but the ball goes at a comfortable height to the Jordan keeper, who collects cleanly.
56' A real scoring opportunity for Jordan as the ball lobs off the defender and at a correct height to Mohammed Issa who takes a shot at goal but misses as the ball whizzes past the goal.
48' Great start for India as Niraj Kumar pulls off a great save to deny Jordan a goal! The ball was curling in towards the right corner, Niraj dived forward and punched the ball away.
The two teams held each other throughout the first half, with the Jordan defense shining through until a stroke of luck laced with some skill from skipper Vikram Kumar saw India breaking the deadlock in the dying minutes of the first half.
The Indians will go into the break with a lot of confidence behind them while Jordan will hope to see a change in fortunes as the opportunities that have been presented to them have gone begging.
46' Slight bit of tension for the Indians as Mohannad Smreen attempts to tackle Niraj Kumar, who does well to control the ball and pass it to the defender.
Finally, a free kick converted from India as the skipper opens the scoring with a clever touch from the center of the court as the ball skids off the surface and thuds to the right side of the net. Vikram was lucky there as the ball lobbed up to him and he had no defender in front of him, all he needed was to place the ball which he did with composure.
40' This time, India fail to convert an opportunity. Givson Singh cleverly places the ball in the path of Ridge Kelvin, who manages to mess up an easy chance to collect the ball and score.
37' Mohannad Smreen plays around with the Indian defense, wards off a stiff challenge and passes it to Amer Jamous, who yet again loses control and sends it wide from the goal. He's missed three chances now, has the Jordan No.9.
36' Injury to Manish Chaudhary. There was a lot of drama in the last minute as Jordan had yet another opportunity to score but failed to capitalize as the strike went way off-target and the score still remains 0-0.
30' Oh, no Jordan! An excellent ball to the center of the box, Amer Jamous had the perfect angle to score but goes in too early with the attempted kick as the ball lobs off the tip of his shoes and away from goal.
28' The Jordan attack is slowly gaining on the Indian defense. The men at the back will need to be vary of the challenge the Jordan attack poses to them, although they have been on top of their game.
22' Corner kick for India! Clever tactic from the Indians to play the ground ball and then send the ball into the box, but the header is not met and the ball trickles away towards the side-lines.
20' Foul on Givson Singh! Thaer Khaleel this time goes in too hard on the attempted tackle, finds Givson's shins instead and he's been shown the first yellow card of the match.
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