Afghanistan beats India
Score: 2-0
It was one of those days where the ball wasn't destined to enter the rival net. Despite all the domination, ball possession and penetration, Afghanistan prevailed to emerge Champions of the 2013 SAFF Championship at the Dasrath Stadium in Kathmandu. Much against the run of play in both halves, Mustafa Azadzoy and Sanjar Ahmadi scored one each to seize it for Afghanistan. The result brings one to the age-old conflict - the conflict as to which stays more significant - playing 'Beautiful Football' all throughout and ending up on the losing side or latching onto it and 'Winning.'
History, nevertheless, will always remember the latter. India begun with a specific strategy -- stretching the playing arena as much as possible and attacking from the flanks. Afghanistan were immediately pushed to the backfoot. The triangle of Arata Izumi, Mehtab Hossain and Francis Fernandes, well supported by Lenny Rodrigues went past the Afghan defence a couple of times but the rival defence regrouped. The same stayed the fate on the left where Jeje Lalpekhlua and Syed Rahim Nabi were combining well among themselves.
Score: 2-0
History, nevertheless, will always remember the latter. India begun with a specific strategy -- stretching the playing arena as much as possible and attacking from the flanks. Afghanistan were immediately pushed to the backfoot. The triangle of Arata Izumi, Mehtab Hossain and Francis Fernandes, well supported by Lenny Rodrigues went past the Afghan defence a couple of times but the rival defence regrouped. The same stayed the fate on the left where Jeje Lalpekhlua and Syed Rahim Nabi were combining well among themselves.
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