Football
India vs Oman LIVE: Live Blog, Updates, Score and Result
India versus Oman kicks off in less than an hour's time and you can follow all the action right here on our LIVE Blog.
Indian football team (Source: AIFF)
It's finally here. After an enormously long wait of 492 days, the Indian football team takes to the field tonight as they square off against Oman in an international friendly. The match at the Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium in Dubai will be the first of two friendlies that India plays ahead of their remaining three 2022 World Cup qualifying games against Qatar, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Follow our LIVE Blog for all the latest goings on in tonight's match as the Indian team, sans captain Sunil Chhetri, takes on Oman.
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Live Updates
- 25 March 2021 2:08 PM GMT
Corner for Oman
22'
A well-worked move from Oman is just about cleared by Akash Mishra inside the box but it is still a corner.
- 25 March 2021 2:02 PM GMT
Another close shave for India
16'
Yet again Oman easily get inside India's penalty box but Ashutosh Mehta makes a vital clearance just as the striker is about to get his shot away.
- 25 March 2021 2:00 PM GMT
Miss from close range
14'
Oman curate a beautiful passing move down the left but are unable to apply the finishing touch as the final shot is well wide of the goal. They are getting closer though.
- 25 March 2021 1:58 PM GMT
India comes close from a corner
12'
Bipin Singh's corner takes a couple of deflections but doesn't trouble the Omani keeper before going out for a goal-kick.
- 25 March 2021 1:55 PM GMT
Ashique demands a foul but nothing doing
9'
Ashique tries to get away from the Omani left-back who brings him down but the referee waves play on. It is going to be quite a physical match tonight.
- 25 March 2021 1:52 PM GMT
Oman on top in the starting minutes
Oman look more composed on the ball even as Indian players try to get used to the pace of the game.
- 25 March 2021 1:50 PM GMT
Oman comes close
4'
First real chance of the match as Oman's number 9 is unable to guide his header towards goal from close range.
- 25 March 2021 1:42 PM GMT
Almost there....
It has been 492 days since the Indian team last played an international match. Although the wait has been long, let's hope that the boys can get the job done tonight after what has been a topsy-turvy year for one and all. This is Sayan here and I'll take you through all of tonight's action. So put your seatbelts on....
- 25 March 2021 1:26 PM GMT
Lineups
The lineups are IN:
India: Amrinder Singh, Ashutosh Mehta, Chinglensana Singh, Sandesh Jhingan (C), Akash Mishra, Rowllin Borges, Jeakson Singh, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Bipin Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan, Manvir Singh
Oman: Ahmed Faraj, Jumaa Al Habsi, Amjad Al Harthi, Harib Jamil Al Saadi, Abdul Ghafur, Abdul Azeez, Ahmed Khalifa, Fahmi Bait, Yazed Al Maashani, Mohd. Al Ghafri, Zahir Al Aghbari
