Chhetri put India 2-0 up in a matter of minutes as Pakistan conceded a penalty in the 16th minute.
Meanwhile, it wasn’t the first time that Hanif has made such an error. Just four days ago, against Djibouti, Hanif made an equally embarassing howler after he strayed outside the penalty box, missed the ball completely and gifted their opponents an easy chance to score. It was a similar story today, as he once again missed the ball while attempting to clear it from just outside the box.
Easy. 1-0.
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Earlier, more than half of the Pakistan side arrived in India only six hours ahead of the tie on Wednesday due to unavailability of tickets on a single flight.
The bizarre chain of events was set off after the Pakistan team arrived in Mumbai from Mauritius at 1:00 am on Wednesday morning.
The Pakistan squad comprising 32 members — players and coaching staff — could not find seats in a single aircraft and was forced to split into two groups.
The first set boarded a 4:00 am flight to Bengaluru, but the second lot took a 9.15 am flight due to some issues pertaining to immigration clearance at the Mumbai airport.
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The second batch reached their team hotel close to the Kanteerava Stadium only past 1:00 pm, barely six hours ahead of the kickoff.
After this match, Pakistan will face Kuwait on June 24 and Nepal on June 27 in the SAFF Championship.
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This is also the first football match between India and Pakistan since September 2018. On that day, India had defeated the neighbours 3-1 in the semifinal of the SAFF tournament.
