U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers | India pips Kyrgyz Republic in shoot out, finishes second
The Hindu
Dheeraj Singh’s heroics ends in a heart-break for the opponents; India needs to wait to qualify for its maiden Asian Cup
Indian football team secured its best ever finish in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers by claiming the second spot in Group- E as goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh made some spectacular saves to help the side win the shootout against Kyrgyz Republic 4-2 after regulation time ended goalless here.
With the match ending in a stalemate, both sides finished the group on four points apiece with the same goal difference (zero) and equal number of goals scored in all the matches (2).
To decide who takes the second and third spots, a penalty shoot out was held, which India won 4-2.
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