FIFA 2018 WC Qualifier FT: Turkmenistan 2-1 India

FULL TIME | Group D | Turkmenistan 2-1 @AiffMedia #WC2018 #AC2019
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FT: #Indian National Team loses 1-2 against #Turkmenistan. #INDvTKM #BackTheBlue pic.twitter.com/csgfLXzlps
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FULL TIME! India are left to reflect on their fourth defeat in as many games in the World Cup Qualifiers.

Orazmuhammedow is booked, second yellow of the game, first for Turkmenistan.

Substitution for Turkmenistan: Annadurdyyew offf the bench to replace Suleyman Muhadov.

4 minutes of added time will now be played.

Kotal is back on the pitch and gets booked almost immediately, first caution of the game.

Pritam Kotal is down and India are temporarily down to 10 men with only 3 minutes of regulation time to go.

Robin Singh misses a one-on-one chance! Huge miss for the Blue Tigers!

Another Indian corner taken by Fernandes is missed by all the Indian players in the middle.80 minutes up.

Once again, India have a corner.

With 20 minutes to go, a goal here would give India their first point of the group stage.

India are again on the offensive, Jeje's header is collected by the Turkmenistan custodian.

Substitution: Rowlin replaces Sehnaj, 68 minutes.

GOAL! Turkmenistan score through Amanov, they lead the tie 2-1 now.

That Indian freekick came to nothing but a dangerous Turkmenistan counter was then foiled by Gurpreet. 61 minutes.

61' The #Indian National Team are still held in a 1-1 stalemate by Turkmenistan. #INDvTKM #BackTheBlue
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India have a freekick again after Chhetri was brought down.

India are slowly finding their feet in this half, they have a throw-in in an advanced position.

55' The scoreline still reads 1-1. #INDvTKM #BackTheBlue
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Substitution for India: Mawia replaces Das.

The second half has begun in Ashgabat.

Indian players wrapped in a huddle during the game.

Jeje celebrates India's equaliser.

Half-time! Turkmenistan 1-1 India

2 minutes added at the end of the first half.

Pritam Kotal tries an incredulous shot from nearly 35 yards out but it's high and wide.

Jeje and Chhetri play a good one-two between them but fail to apply the finishing touch. We're minutes from half-time now.

And there is the celebration after Jeje scored the equalizer. Even now the scoreline stays the same. 1-1. #INDvTKM pic.twitter.com/4JCH1qeEms
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Some defensive work from India here, Jhingan throws himself in the way of a shot to deny Turkmenistan.

It cannons off the Indian wall.

Turkmenistan now have a freekick in a dangerous position.

31 minutes are up and India are looking good so far.

It's a bit back and forth now as a few frenzied minutes end with Turkmenistan stopping an Indian counter attack.

Jeje pounced on a goalkeeper error to punish the home side.

Jeje equalises! 1-1!

Jhingan was close to that one but the Turkmenistan keeper was just a shade quicker.

The freekick ends up with the Turkmenistan goalkeeper.

Foul on Jeje, India have a freekick.

Another Chhetri shot is saved by the goalkeeper, this time it came off a defender en route, Chhetri thought the defender touched it with his hand, the referee disagrees. 22 minutes.

The immense support from the 12th man - the fans - for #Turkmenistan. #INDvTKM #BackTheBlue pic.twitter.com/lYZxVKa3QV
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A good move from the corner but Jeje is wasteful after having received a great pass from Fernandes.

18 minutes have passed and India are unrelenting, Narayan Das is now taking a throw-in deep in Turkmenistan's half.

Guvanch Abylov was the scorer of Turkmenistan's goal.

Poor corner that results in a counter from the home side but Gurpreet sweeps up.

The save resulted in a corner to India.

India trail early by a single goal but they're looking for a quick reply as Sunil Chhetri gets off a blistering shot away but it's stopped by the keeper.

Turkmenistan score against the run of play! Turkmenistan 1-0 India

The first chane of the game comes India's way as Francis Fernandes shoots just wide for the blue Tigers, 7 minutes.