India skipper Sunil Chhteri: ‘It is tough to swallow (the defeat). I assume we failed to hold the ball in 2d half of. It’s no longer smooth if we hold giving the ball to a team like Oman. That’s something we need to work on. The boys fought absolutely properly. It wasn’t smooth but after the first aim we in all likelihood need to have held the ball better. It turned into a very good risk gambling at domestic: 1-zero at 70 mins. We have to have seen out the game. There were some precise character performances. I think we gave the ball away an excessive amount of (distinction from first half). The mentality likely set in that we had to preserve the 1-zero lead. It is not smooth although against a facet who bypass and move the ball properly. There had been many crosses. The educate will inform how to work on the errors. It will be the maximum difficult in shape of the institution (away to Qatar internet week). As a group we need to head and provide something we have. We want to preserve combating and no longer make the small errors which price us the factors.’
India teach Igor Stimac: ‘I turned into repeating at half of time ‘do not permit this move’. One silly mistake in distance and it have become errors. We had been punished. So past due in the game to lose the points which can have given us points to fight for the second one place. I suppose we deserved greater, as a minimum a factor for the primary half of. We dominated the first 1/2. We created many probabilities and could have killed the game inside the first half of. Not fortunate with pictures. I hope entire India has new face of countrywide group. We have seen what we will do towards a robust facet like Oman. They showed great and revel in. They have been little bit fortunate. My men gave everything. We did not have many alternatives. We knew we will have issues after 70 minutes with Ashique’s circumstance, who came after long injury. We knew Sandhesh will face trouble together with his damage. So we will lose form within the stability. We couldn’t take out five and positioned any other five.’
Oman educate Erwin Koeman: ‘India become superb in first half I turned into disappointed with our stage with many mistakes They deserved the win in that second. But we have been higher in 2nd 1/2, we had higher ownership. We got some big chances. We did substitutes because gamers have been tired like the Indian gamers. We made two brilliant goals. We performed well in 2nd half however my gamers, like the Indians, are not developed sufficient for competition.’
But no real time for him to make an effect as the referee blows for final whistle. India falls to a 1-2 defeat to Oman. Gurpreet his crest fallen and is on his backside after a splendid attempt inside the 80 minutes of the fit. Crushing defeat for India, which seemed like it would bag a huge win until crumbling in the long run.
Last sub for India: Samad brought for Subhasish Bose.
Three minutes of brought time. India’s protecting frailties once more coming to the fore. India has conceded six goals in the last four fits in the final 20 mins of play.
Ninety’ PICK. THAT. OUT! Al Mandhar with a surprising strike to place Oman in front! The attacker receives at the back of Bheke, cuts inside Jhingan earlier than unleashing a roller into the top nook! Gurpeet had no chance for that shot.
Indian gamers searching absolutely jaded in the mean time with Oman’s subs making a huge effect!
86′ Oman’s Mohammed Mubarak misses a glorious possibility on the damage to position Oman ahead. He takes too much time at the ball allowing Jhingan to race across to reduce out the shot with simplest Gurpreet to beat.
Eighty three’ India receives a hazard to equalise at the restart! Chhetri colletcs a long ball and lays it off to Manvir, who hits a first time pass across the face of the intention which Chhangte fails to get at the give up of at the slide.
Eighty two’ Al Mandhar silences Guwahati! The substitute Jouhar Bilal does the trick as he alternatives out Al Mandhar’s run, who races beforehand of Bheke and chips the ball over the onrushing Gurpreet to level the rankings. Chhetri shakes his head. Al Mandhar’s first international goal and what a time to get it.
82′ Udanta takes his time to line up a pass and overhits it with handiest Chhetri in the box. He straight away places his hand up.
Last substitution for Oman: Mohsin Jouhar Bilal comes on for Harib Al-Saadi
seventy nine’ Al-Rushaidi places in a superman dive to punch the ball far from Chhetri, who turned into chasing down a long ball.
Change for India: Manvir Singh comes on for Ashique. He receives a big hug from Stimac. For the first-rate shift he put in.
76′ Ashique asks an excessive amount of even for Chhangte’s tempo to chase down an overhit skip.
Seventy four’ SAVE! Mubarak Hamood receives the ball out of doors India’s box, leaves Thapa for dead before taking a shot along with his left foot. Gupreet makes some other high-quality shop diving low to his right earlier than Bheke clears the ball faraway from the lurking OMani strikers.
72′ Chhangte with a good defensive work to no longer allow Oman’s proper-lower back from getting a move into India’s field.
Change for Oman: Salaah is going off for Mohammed Mubarak Hamood.
69′ Shaky stuff on the lower back from India! Adil makes a real hash of a clearance. He takes two swipes before eventually clearing the ball off stability.
Sixty eight’ Sandesh Jhingan has long gone into the book for booting the ball away. He will need to watch himself within the ultimate 20 mins or so.
67′ Chhetri unearths Chhangte, who races directly to a thru ball on the left aspect. The winger cuts in and takes a shot at goa which rolls into the palms of Al-Rushaidi.
Sixty six’ Sixth corner for Oman which sails into the palms of Gurpreet.
Replay suggests Ashique was stamped on by way of Al Ghailani earlier. Referee has truely missed that.
India giving the ball away cheaply now. Tiredness creeping into their legs maybe. But Udanta puts in a easy tackle monitoring after losing the ball interior Oman’s 1/2.
60′ Change for India: Chhangte comes on for Brandon. That should be a trade in formation and strategies for India. They will be looking to hit direct with extra pace.
