Indian Football Team face 0-2 defeat against Jordan to wrap up preparation for AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers

Indian Football Team face 0-2 defeat against Jordan to wrap up preparation for AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers: Indian Football team faced a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Jordan as they finish their preparation for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers. After playing a few domestic friendly matches, the blue tigers faced Jordan in Qatar. The full-time scoreline read 0-2.

India vs Jordan Match Report:

Both teams started in a cautious manner as the openings came seldom in the early exchanges. Jordan eventually took the control of the game as the game progressed. With players failing to maintain a string of passes, players found themselves in no man’s land. Meanwhile, Jordan created a few opportunities but they failed to capitalize them. On the other hand, Team India were toothless in the attacking third as they failed to attempt any shot in the entire first half. However, it remained goalless at the break.

2nd Half:

Jordan started the second half from where they left. They were maintaining possession for fun. Head coach, Igor Stimac tried to rotate a few players but the output remained same. Yasir hit the crossbar once but the scoreline remained deadlocied. In the 76th minutes, a long ball came towards Ahmed Saleh as he lays it to Amara whose powerful strike found the back of the net. Moreover, Jordan doubled the lead through Abu Zraiq in the additional minutes to put the game beyond India’ grasp.

AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers:

India will start their AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers at the Vivekananda Yuvabharati Kirangan stadium from 8th June to 14th June. The time of all the matches is 8.30 PM IST. It will be an acid test for Igor Stimac as the football fraternity aim better performance at home.