Doha, July 23: India signed off their AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers campaign with a 3-1 win over Turkmenistan at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Sunday (July 23).
After conceding a 13th minute goal, India made a strong comeback when Manvir Singh netted the equaliser in the 42nd minute.
Alen Deory (72nd) and Jerry Lalrinzuala (76th) then scored within four minutes to stage their first victory in the tournament.
The whistle has been blown and India clinches a win against Turkmenistan in the last fixture of the round.#BackTheBlue #AsianDream #INDvTKM pic.twitter.com/amyWXr6JW0
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) July 23, 2017
Spirited India U23 rout a strong Turkmenistan #BackTheBlue #AsianDream #INDvTKMhttps://t.co/chMCF9hlSW pic.twitter.com/J4fRLVF6ZV
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) July 23, 2017
The Indian coach posted this on twitter following the win, "Delighted for the players after their 3-1 over Turkmenistan they have played well in all 3 games and deserved more than the 3 points!"
Delighted for the players after their 3-1 over Turkmenistan they have played well in all 3 games and deserved more than the 3 points! pic.twitter.com/0aHtvndVIW
— StephenConstantine (@StephenConstan) July 23, 2017
India, who were already out of contention for the knock-out stage, finished their campaign with three points from three matches, behind Qatar and Syria.
PTI