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India Beats Afghanistan 4-0 To Defend SAFF Title

New Delhi, Dec 12: India scored four goals in the last 20 minutes to beat 10-man Afghanistan 4-0 and defend its South Asian Football Federation title on Sunday.Afghanistan held out at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: December 12, 2011 8:15 IST
india beats afghanistan 4 0 to defend saff title
india beats afghanistan 4 0 to defend saff title

New Delhi, Dec 12: India scored four goals in the last 20 minutes to beat 10-man Afghanistan 4-0 and defend its South Asian Football Federation title on Sunday.


Afghanistan held out at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium until the 71st minute when India was awarded a contentious penalty kick. Goalkeeper Hameedullah Yousefzari was so angry with the decision, he pushed the referee and earned himself a red card.

Striker Sunil Chhetri converted the spot kick to open the floodgates before Clifford Miranda (79th) and Jeje Lalpeklua (80th) scored in quick succession to make it 3-0.

Sushil Singh sealed the win in injury time against a hapless Afghanistan team playing its first SAF final after a shock 1-0 win over Nepal in the semifinals.

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