Captain Sunil Chhetri was not happy with the Indian football team’s performance in the 1-1 draw against Singapore in the Hung Thinh friendly tournament Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, saying his side should go back to the drawing board for the next game against Vietnam. India was the dominant side with more shots on Singapore’s goal, but failed to convert them except once. “There are a lot of things we could have done better. We missed a lot of opportunities and maybe we could have defended a little better. I’m sure the coach will talk to us about it,” Chhetri said after the game. .
“Without being too hard on ourselves, there are a few things we need to work on.”
Asked about India’s last match against Vietnam on Tuesday, Chhetri said: “We saw their match against Singapore (which Vietnam won 4-0 on Thursday). They are a really good team, especially at home. They are one of the most improved squads in Asia in the last five years.
“We really have to go back to the drawing board and improve ourselves against Vietnam. We have to work really hard. It won’t be the same (as Singapore),” said the 38-year-old talisman.
Asked about the weather during the game, he said: “No apologies from our side about the weather. We were here two days ago and I have to say the weather here is little different, but it’s quite beautiful.
“The ground was great. A lot comes down to how we played and we need to do better.”
Ikhsan Fandi gave Singapore the lead in the 37th minute when his free kick bounced off the Indian wall from about 25 yards away, beating diving goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who managed to get a hand on the ball but failed to prevent that the ball entered the ball. net.
Singapore’s joy lasted no less than six minutes when Ashique Kuruniyan equalized in the 43rd minute on an assist from Chhetri.
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Jeakson Singh made an interception in the Singapore half, passed the ball to Chhetri, who put Kuruniyan on target. Kuruniyan calmly shot the ball home with a left footed grounder that defeated Singapore goalkeeper and captain Hassan Sunny.
India is currently in 104th place, while Singapore is in 159th. The last time the two sides met in 2012, Singapore had won 2-0.
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