47’ Tajikistan nearly levels!

Tajikistan are awarded a free-kick for a handball just outside the box on the left. Ehsoni Panshanbe takes it, and Alisher Jalilov makes a clever run. Panshanbe slots the ball into the middle just outside the box, and Jalilov pounces on it. His shot comes straight at Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who gets a fingertip to it — otherwise it would have been in! The rebound results in a corner, and Tajikistan nearly scores again when the ball spills from Gurpreet’s hands, but he somehow recovers. India are fortunate to survive this tense moment.

India 2–1 Tajikistan