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India vs UAE Football LIVE - Live Blog, Commentary, Score, Result, Updates and Reactions
India take on UAE (international football friendly) at the Zabeel Stadium in Dubai tonight.
Team India will take on UAE in a football friendly match tonight (Source: AIFF Media)
This is it.
India take on UAE (international football friendly) at the Zabeel Stadium in Dubai tonight for what is, for now, their final preparatory match before the World Cup qualifiers against Qatar, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. While Igor Stimac will invariably make a few changes to the side that started against Oman, it will be a good test of India's bench strength, especially the young lads who have all done well in this season's Indian Super League (ISL).
Join us on our India vs UAE Football LIVE Blog for tonight's game and stay updated on all the action.
Kick-off is at 8.30.
Stay tuned. Live Updates here.
Live Updates
- 29 March 2021 3:52 PM GMT
HT: India 0-2 UAE
45' First chance for India in the dying moments of the first half as Liston Colaco finds Manvir with a good pass but the keeper rushes out and is able to thwart it.
And with that, it's half time here, India has looked quite shaky here. They haven't been able to keep possession for more than 30-40 seconds, all their moves are being broken down in the attacking third.
UAE, on the other hand, has controlled the proceedings with ease. With 67% of the ball, they have created multiple chances and have had 12 attempts. Ali Mabkhout, in particular, has been dangerous with his runs and is deservingly on the scoresheet, twice.
- 29 March 2021 3:43 PM GMT
Ali Mabkhout comes close!
39' Yet again there's space in behind Adil Khan and Mashoor Shereef for Mabkhout to make a run. The UAE striker finds himself 1v1 with Gurpreet yet again, but this time his effort is wide.
- 29 March 2021 3:35 PM GMT
GOAL FOR UAE!
32' India 0-2 UAE
Ali Mabkhout at it again, calmly slots it in past a diving Gurpreet. The Indian custodian and guessed it right and dived the right way, but Mabkhout is precise and puts it right into the bottom corner.
- 29 March 2021 3:33 PM GMT
Penalty for UAE!
28' Handball by Adil Rashid inside the box as India struggled to get the ball out. Penalty coming up for UAE.
- 29 March 2021 3:30 PM GMT
Good chance for UAE!
25' Great chance for the goalscorer Ali Mabkhout there, he is sent through down the left flank. He tries to curl one, through the legs of Adil Khan but it doesn't curve enough. Just goes past the bar.
- 29 March 2021 3:27 PM GMT
Apuia draws a foul!
22' Apuia looks to slow down the play, retains the ball well as he is fouled. Breaks the momentum for UAE, for now.
- 29 March 2021 3:26 PM GMT
Shereef with a good win!
21' UAE pass it around and find a way through the right channel, as they have been doing multiple times, and put in a dangerous cross into the box. Shereef wins it with conviction and drives forward before losing possession again.
- 29 March 2021 3:20 PM GMT
Freekick wasted
17' Thapa and Chhangte try to work the ball out instead of going for a direct shot, Thapa plays it for Kotal whose cross is blocked.
- 29 March 2021 3:18 PM GMT
Liston wins freekick!
15' Freekick in a dangerous position for India, Thapa and Chhangte over it.
- 29 March 2021 3:16 PM GMT
GOAL! 1-0 for UAE!
12' What a goal by Ali Ahmed Alhajeri, what a finish. He was sent through on goal by Khalil Ibrahim there with a wonderful lobbed pass, and there was enough space between Adil and Shereef for Ali to run beyond. 1v1 with Gurpreet and he makes no mistake, calmly chips it over.
