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Kuwait Beat Bangladesh 1-0 To Enter SAFF Championship Final | Football News

[ad_1] Abdullah Al Bloushi scored the winner for Kuwait in the dying minutes of the first half.© TwitterKuwait had to stretch their last sinew before eking out a nervy 1-0 win over Bangladesh to enter the SAFF Championship final in Bengaluru on Saturday. Abdullah Al Bloushi scored the winner for Kuwait in the dying minutes of the first half of extra time. They will face either India or Lebanon in the summit clash on July 4. Before the goal, the match saw both the sides frittering away chances with abandon. It started in the second minute of the first half itself when Bangladesh's Shekh Morsalin only had Kuwait goalkeeper Anisur Rahman to beat but shot the ball straight into the latter's hands.Kuwait were not far behind either. Mobarak Al Faneeni made a header into an open goal but there ...

“Not Anwar Ali, India Conceded”: Sunil Chhetri On Defender’s Own Goal Against Kuwait | Football News

[ad_1] The Indian Football team could only secure a 1-1 draw against Kuwait in SAFF Championship, with Anwar Ali's own goal cancelling skipper Sunil Chhetri's opener in the match. Anwar's mistake turned out to be a costly one as India could only secure one point from the match. However, Chhetri refused to criticise the defender for the own goal, saying it's the team that conceded the goal, not the player alone. With India's progression into the semi-finals already secured, Chhetri wasn't too concerned with the draw.Speaking to the media after the match, Chhetri was asked about Anwar's own goal. He replied, saying: "It's not Anwar, it is the country that conceded.""It can happen to anyone. We didn't even talk about it now (after the match) and we are all professional enough to not talk ab...

Kuwait Players Celebrate Equaliser In Front Of Indian Bench, Make Gestures. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] India and Kuwait drew 1-1 in the final Group A clash of the SAFF Championship 2023 on Tuesday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. In what was a high-tempo and high-tempered contest from start to finish, Sunil Chhetri's 92nd international goal, a clinical volley put India ahead at the stroke of half-time. However, an unfortunate own goal from Anwar Ali in the second-half injury time put a heartbreaking and unfortunate end to India's hopes of topping the group.India started off aggressively, suffocating Kuwait with their pressing in the final and middle thirds. Naorem Mahesh Singh, who scored his first international goal in the previous match, was causing all sorts of trouble from the left wing.In the fifth minute, he picked out Akash Mishra on the overlap and the left-back...