Match 5 Report: India 0 - 3 Oman
Indian football team's abject humiliation continued as they slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, losing 0-3 to Oman in an away game here on Tuesday. For the hosts, Ahmed Kano Mubarak scored in the 55th minute while Abdul Aziz Al Muqbali scored in the 67th and 85th minute to round off the tally. Oman had won the first leg encounter in Bengaluru 2-1. India thus stay at the bottom of the heap having conceded as many as 12 goals in their five games, managing to score only thrice. India did not have a single positive chance save a couple of half chances when Chhetri tried a left footer that went well over horizontal and once Jeje was freed but a timely tackle by the central defender foiled the move at the top of the 18-yard box.
Match 4 Report: India 1 - 2 Turkmenistan
The Indian men’s football team slumped to their fourth straight defeat, losing 1-2 to Turkmenistan in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers in Turkmenistan on Thursday (Oct 08 2015). India thus remain at the bottom of Group D and now have virtually no chance to even qualify for the Asian Cup by finishing third. For the winners, Gubanch Abylov scored the first goal in the 8th minute while Arslanmynat Amanov scored the winner at the stroke of the hour. For India, Jeje Lalpeklhua equalised in the 28th minute. With the team’s training severely hampered due to the Indian Super League (ISL) preparations, the national team players did not have any motivation as they were practically out after losing the first three matches. The defeat also puts national coach Stephen Constantine’s future in doubt as the Indian team under him has gone from bad to worse in the last year or so.
Match 3 Report: India 0 - 3 Iran
India on Tuesday (Sep 08 2015) slumped to their third successive loss in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as they suffered a 0-3 thrashing at the hands of mighty Iran in a group match. Lacking in international exposure and vastly inferior in technique as compared to their more fancied rivals, the Indians put up a gritty fight in the first half but broke down later by conceding two quick goals in the early part of the second session in the Group D match at Kanteerava Stadium. The good work from the central defenders Arnab Mondal and Sandesh Jhingan ensured that India trailed just 0-1 at half time but the Asian heavyweights, the highest ranked team in the continent, pumped in two goals in the space of four minutes to kill the game at that stage itself.
Match 2 Report: India 1 - 2 Guam
India suffered an embarrassing 1-2 defeat to tiny pacific island side Guam, ranked 33 places below them in the FIFA rankings, in their 2018 football World Cup qualifying group match in Tamuning on Tuesday (Jun 30 2015). India captain Sunil Chhetri managed a consolation goal in the last minute of the game after Brandon McDonald put the hosts ahead in the 38th minute and Travis Nicklaw doubled the advantage in the 62nd minute at the GFA National Training Centre. This was only their second World Cup qualifying win, the result coming less than a week after their upset 1-0 verdict over Turkmenistan in Group D.
Match 1 Report: India 1 - 2 Oman
Football can sometimes be a cruel sport. While there are days when a Team can play below par and register a win, there are days when a Team plays stellar and tastes defeat. Down by an early goal the Indian National Team went down 1-2 to Asian powerhouse Oman in the first of the Russia 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification match at the Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru. India had a goal disallowed for off-side in the second-half much to the frustration of the 19000 plus fans to chanted, shouted and ‘created the atmosphere.’
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