Indian players assaulted in Asia Cup football tournament

The relations between India and Afghanistan players may be good in cricket, but it is not so in football. India defeated Afghanistan 2-1 in the AFC Asia Cup Qualifiers-2023 played on Saturday night. Frustrated by this defeat, the Afghan players misbehaved with the Indian players, the video of this is going viral. In the video, Afghan players are seen fighting with two Indian players. After some time, the entire Afghan team comes and starts pushing with them.

Team India’s goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh is seen pacifying both the teams, but they are also pushed by the Afghan players. After this the players of Team India went to save their fellow players, but the scuffle did not stop. Why the beating happened is not yet known. There have been no complaints from both the teams.

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Chhetri’s magic works
Indian captain Sunil Chhetri scored an amazing goal in the match. He hit a free-kick goal in the 85th minute and gave Team India a 1-0 lead, but Afghanistan leveled the match when Zubair Amiri scored a free header from 88 minutes. After this, a brilliant strike by Sahal Abdul Samad scored the decisive goal for Team India just before the end of the match from 90+2 minutes.

Team India at number two in Group D
With this win, the Indian team has moved to the second position in Group D of the tournament. He has played two matches and has won both. The Hong Kong team is in the first place. Both have the same 6-6 points in their account. However, Hong Kong’s team is ahead in terms of goal difference.

Cambodia won the first match
The Indian team started its journey with a 2-0 win over Cambodia. Captain Sunil Kshetri scored double goals in this match played on 8 June. One goal came on penalty and the other was a field goal.