“A BAD GAME” : India vs. Bangladesh Asia Cup Qualifiers 2027

The group C opening match where the Indian team faced the football team from Bangladesh took place in the lush green Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong. The match saw a huge crowd with people coming from different parts of India to witness and cheer for the Blue Tigers despite the dangerous curves that shape the road to Shillong. However, much to the dismay of the people, the Indian Men’s team failed to score any goal resulting in a draw.

The first half was not decisive as India had to juggle with the attacks from Bangladesh. Goalkeeper Kaith’s blunder at the very start provided the Bangladesh team an edge. However, in the next half, India was battling well with the attacks. From the Blue team, Emon, Subhasis and Liston Colaco had put up a great game. Much anticipated return of Sunil Chhettri however failed to bring a miracle. He astonished the audience with his quick jump but couldn’t find the right connection.

From the opposing team, Hamza Choudhury gave one of his best performances. He shone both in attack and defense. Hamza’s experience in England worked out the best in the luscious green field of Shillong.

India’s coach Manolo Marquez expressed his disappointment at the goal less draw pp calling it a “bad game”, failing to find words to describe the ” poor performance “. He called this press conference as “the most difficult press conference in my career” for he was unable to say anything that’s going on inside his head. He expressed his disappointment with everyone. The Spaniard acknowledged that that despite the bad game, the team “tried” in the second half. He also mentioned Liston’s positive performance on the left side. That however was not enough to bring home a win.

The Spaniard acknowledged that that despite the bad game, the team “tried” in the second half. That however was not enough to bring home a score. He says that the players are aware that this not “acceptable”, but “we have to move forward”. This draw is going to make the next games much tougher for india as now the Indian team will have to play against competitors Singapore and Hongkong.

Check out post match reaction 👇

Coach Marquez laments the performance in the press conference 👇

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Let’s hear from the fans👇

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