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Intercontinental Cup 2023: India, Lebanon play out gritty draw- Highlights
India and Lebanon cancelled each other out in the penultimate match of the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023.
Sunil Chhetri (Image via AIFF)
India played out a 0-0 draw against Lebanon in their penultimate match in the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. Both sides will face each other on June 18 in the tournament's final to play for the title.
As it happened:
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- 15 Jun 2023 2:29 PM GMT
27'- A rare angry Sahal gets booked
An altercation between Sahal and Darwich sees the Indian get a yellow card as the teams go for the cooling break.
- 15 Jun 2023 2:26 PM GMT
23'- Jhingan does what he does best
Great move by the men in red as Darwich put all his might into that shot but Sandesh Jhingan put his body on the line to make that important block.
- 15 Jun 2023 2:21 PM GMT
19'- Ashique comes close
Great ball from the left flank to an oncoming Ashique who just couldn't get enough power behind the shot to trouble the Lebanon goalie.
- 15 Jun 2023 2:12 PM GMT
10'- Sloppy from India's defence
A couple of poor clearances by Akash Mishra and Amrinder Singh gave Lebanon a sight on goal.
- 15 Jun 2023 2:06 PM GMT
3'- WHAT A MISS BY THAPA!
Great hold-up play by Ashique Kuruniyan in the box as Lallianzuala Chhangte drives it for Anirudh Thapa, who had a glorious chance to put the ball in the back of the net from point blank range but shoots it wide.
- 15 Jun 2023 2:02 PM GMT
Kickoff!
India in their blue, Lebanon in their red, against Kalinga stadium's green.
- 15 Jun 2023 1:13 PM GMT
India will face Lebanon in the final!
Mongolia could have kept the pressure on Lebanon for a spot in the final if they beat Vanuatu, but it wasn't meant for them!
