Chhetri’s goal was a team effort, characterised by some magnificent interplay on the right wing.
Lallianzuala Chhangte picked out Nikhil Poojary near the touchline, who, sensationally, returned the ball to him with an exquisite behind the back nutmeg.
The Mumbai City winger then sent a low ball across the face of goal for Sunil Chhetri to swiftly tap it in through the legs of Sabeh from point-blank range.
.@nikhilcpoojary’s behind-the-back nutmeg 🤯
➡️@lzchhangte7’s lighting fast step over and cross 🤩
➡️@chetrisunil11’s perfect finish 🥰Don’t know how we’ll ever get over this #BlueTigers 🐯 goal 😱😱😱#HeroIntercontinentalCup 🏆 #IndianFootball ⚽️ #INDLBN ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ySc2Xk6IOt
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) June 19, 2023
There was no stopping the Indian wave as Chhangte made it 2-0 in the 65th minute. Chhetri fed Naorem Mahesh Singh, who had come on as a substitute just five minutes earlier, to have a crack at goal. His low shot was spilled by Sabeh, and Chhangte was the quickest to thump the rebound home.
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India XI: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Nikhil Poojary, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam (Rohit Kumar 59′), Anirudh Thapa, Sahal Abdul Samad (Rahim Ali 72′), Ashique Kuruniyan (Naorem Mahesh Singh 59′), Sunil Chhetri (C) (Subhasish Bose 90′), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Nandhakumar Sekar 90′).
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