Blue Tigers beat Lebanon 2-0 in final to win title
Bhubaneswar: Captain Sunil Chhetri rose to the occasion with his 87th international goal as India won the Intercontinental Cup with a 2-0 victory over Lebanon in the final here on Sunday, June 18, a report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Lallianzuala Chhangte struck the evening’s second goal to cap an impressive display as India enjoyed another clean sheet.
This is India’s second title triumph in the tournament, following their win in the inaugural edition in 2018.
We were good in the first 10 minutes but then we seemed to have disappeared. I was angry and spoke to the players at the half-time break. We were very good in the second half. Igor Stimac, India coach
The 38-year-old Chhetri found the back of the net in the 46th minute.
India consolidated their position in the 66th minute. Chhangte, the provider of the first goal, found the target to leave India’s 99-ranked opponents stunned.
“We were good in the first 10 minutes but then we seemed to have disappeared. I was angry and spoke to the players at the half-time break. We were very good in the second half but still lots of work needs to be done to prepare ourselves for teams like Australia (in the AFC Asian Cup),” India coach Igor Stimac said.
*********************************************************
Readers
These are extraordinary times. All of us have to rely on high-impact, trustworthy journalism. And this is especially true of the Indian Diaspora. Members of the Indian community overseas cannot be fed with inaccurate news.
Pravasi Samwad is a venture that has no shareholders. It is the result of an impassioned initiative of a handful of Indian journalists spread around the world. We have taken the small step forward with the pledge to provide news with accuracy, free from political and commercial influence. Our aim is to keep you, our readers, informed about developments at ‘home’ and across the world that affect you.
Please help us to keep our journalism independent and free.
In these difficult times, to run a news website requires finances. While every contribution, big or small, will makes a difference, we request our readers to put us in touch with advertisers worldwide. It will be a great help.
For more information: pravasisamwad00@gmail.com