Sunil Chhetri had his name on the scoresheet but the Indian striker wasn’t a satisfied man as he felt that they leaked far too many goals in a match where the scoreline could have been smaller than the 5-2 defeat to Bahrain.
India conceded a penalty inside the first ten minutes but took only a minute to find the equalizer through Gouramangi Moirangthem. Thereafter, the team’s defense went off to sleep as three goals were let in before the half-time which did put the team on the back foot after a good start to the match.
“The first half was disappointing. We conceded three silly goals and I believe we should have done a lot better than the 5-2 scoreline in the end.
“It only highlights the difference in the levels that if you make a small mistake against big teams, you have to pay for it. You just can’t switch off for moment or two as it may hurt you,” said Chhetri.
The Sporting Kansas player hailed the contribution of senior pro Renedy Singh and credited the goal to the latter too.
“I think the goal was Renedy’s. He is an amazing player and in the absence of Bhaichung, he was motivating us on the field. It was a brilliant free-kick for the first goal and the second goal was Renedy’s amazing left foot,” said the former Dempo SC star.
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| India's forward Sunil Chhetri runs with the ball during Asian Cup 2011 |
India conceded a penalty inside the first ten minutes but took only a minute to find the equalizer through Gouramangi Moirangthem. Thereafter, the team’s defense went off to sleep as three goals were let in before the half-time which did put the team on the back foot after a good start to the match.
“The first half was disappointing. We conceded three silly goals and I believe we should have done a lot better than the 5-2 scoreline in the end.
“It only highlights the difference in the levels that if you make a small mistake against big teams, you have to pay for it. You just can’t switch off for moment or two as it may hurt you,” said Chhetri.
The Sporting Kansas player hailed the contribution of senior pro Renedy Singh and credited the goal to the latter too.
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| India's players celebrate after midfielder Gouramangi Singh scored a goal against Bahrain during Asian Cup 2011 |
“I think the goal was Renedy’s. He is an amazing player and in the absence of Bhaichung, he was motivating us on the field. It was a brilliant free-kick for the first goal and the second goal was Renedy’s amazing left foot,” said the former Dempo SC star.
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| India's forward Sunil Chhetri (C-L) scores |
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| India's forward Syed Rahim Nabi (L) vies with Bahrain's forward Ismail Abdullatif during their 2011 Asian Cup group C football match in the Qatari capital Doha on January 14, 2011 |
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| India's goalkeeper Paul Subrata catches |
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