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AFC Asian Cup: India 0-2 UAE, Highlights: Mubarak, Mabkhout hand hosts their first win

Khalfan Mubarak and Ali Mabkhout scored a goal each as hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) defeated spirited India 2-0 in their second AFC Asian Cup 2019 match in Group A here on Thursday (January 10).

AFC Asian Cup: India 0-2 UAE, Highlights: Mubarak, Mabkhout hand hosts their first win

Abu Dhabi, January 10: Khalfan Mubarak and Ali Mabkhout scored a goal each as hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) defeated spirited India 2-0 in their second AFC Asian Cup 2019 match in Group A here on Thursday (January 10).

Mubarak gave the hosts a lead in the 41st minute as they headed into the change room with a lead of 1 one at half-time. The Indians kept creating opportunities for themselves from the 11th minute into the game but they never really managed to send the ball into the nets.

The second goal for UAE came in the 88th minute when Mabkhout got the better of the Indian defenders as their custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu could hardly do anything to prevent the UAE attacker from scoring who had all the time in the world to score his first goal in this year's tournament.

With this win, UAE (FIFA ranking 79) took their first three points in the tournament and went at the top of the table. India were pretty unlucky in the night as they had created too many chances in the game but luck seems to have evaded the Blue Tigers.

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The Indian players' shots ricocheted from the bar on as many as three occasions which tells how unlucky the Indians were on the pitch. Also, the UAE goalkeeper Khalid Eisa was alert between the bars and denied the Indians, who had a goal fest in their previous game, any opportunity to celebrate.

"It was a tight game. UAE are a good side, and they converted their chances. When you get your chances, you got to convert them. If we could have taken ours, it could have been different," said India skipper Sunil Chhetri.

"We are still in the running. As a team, we are united and we are ready to fight, and that's what we are going to do against Bahrain," he added further.

India will now face Bahrain in their last group encounter on January 14 and still have a chance to secure a win and qualify into the next stage.

Here are the highlights from the match:

Jan 10, 2019, 11:31 pm IST

India created a lot of chances in this game but certainly, it wasn't their day. The second goal would hurt India for it was a blunder into the middle and it should have been avoided.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:24 pm IST

FULL TIME!!! UAE beat India 2-0 to take three points and come back strongly after facing a defeat in their opening game. The hosts take the game away in style but it was hard luck for the Blue Tigers for they had their moments in this game.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:22 pm IST

90+3' OFF THE BAR AGAIN! Borges swings a free-kick into a dangerous area and Jhingan manages to glance it towards goal, but it's come back off the crossbar.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:16 pm IST

88' Goal! UAE take 2-0 lead. UAE's No.7 Ali Mabkhout gets behind the defence and scores to give the hosts a comfortable lead.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:15 pm IST

87' Time ticking away for India as UAE bring on two players in midfield positions to stop the Blue Tigers' attack from finding space.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:13 pm IST

85' Substitution for UAE! Man with the mask Matar has stepped into the pitch to replace goal scorer Mubarak.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:10 pm IST

81' Another attack by the Indian side. the headed ball from Sunil Chhetri almost finds Jeje. IND 0-1 UAE

Jan 10, 2019, 11:09 pm IST

80'! 10 more minutes to go in this game before the referees add the injury time. India are in desperate need to score the equaliser.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:07 pm IST

78' Substitution India! Jacky Chan has replaced Udanta as India desperately need an equaliser.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:05 pm IST

77' Consecutive corners for UAE! India defenders deny UAE any success.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:05 pm IST

75' Alahmadi is played into the box, shoots, his shot takes a deflection hits the post, then takes a touch off Gurpreet and goes out of play.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:05 pm IST

74' Lucky! Mohammedi's shot is deflected off Subhasish and hits the upright before coming back into play to hit Gurpreet, but it goes out for a corner that's dealt with. IND 0-1 UAE

Jan 10, 2019, 11:01 pm IST

72' Another Yellow card for India! Subashish gets the second yellow of the night.

Jan 10, 2019, 11:00 pm IST

71' SUBSTITUTION for India! Rowllin Borges comes on for Anirudh Thapa! India 0-1 UAE

Jan 10, 2019, 10:59 pm IST

69' Gurpreet hooves it upfield, Chhetri brings it down for Subhasish, who plays it back to the forward, but the UAE defence gets back on the ball. IND 0-1 UAE

Jan 10, 2019, 10:53 pm IST

India have had more shots but haven't been lucky!

Jan 10, 2019, 10:52 pm IST

62' A dangerous cross into the box, but Gurpreet collects it with one hand and hits it in the second half. Indian forward Jeje couldn't hold on to it.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:51 pm IST

Every India fan's reaction so far in this game!

Jan 10, 2019, 10:46 pm IST

57' Free-kick for India! Chhetri lines it up, but its just over the bar. The ball just did not dip in time. IND 0-1 UAE

Jan 10, 2019, 10:45 pm IST

56' OFF THE BAR!! What else do they have to do? Jeje plays it to Udanta, who plays a one-two with Chhetri and shoots, but it ricochets off the bar.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:43 pm IST

53' CLOSE! The free-kick sent into the box was cleared towards Jeje but his attempt is off target.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:42 pm IST

52' IND yellow: Ashique receives a caution as his attempts to skip away ends up hurting a UAE player with a flailing elbow.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:39 pm IST

50' Bandar soars down the right flank, jinking past three players, but Anas slides in with a crunching tackle.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:36 pm IST

Stats from the first half!

Jan 10, 2019, 10:35 pm IST

46' Substitution India! Jeje Lalpekhlua comes in for Halicharan Narzary.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:33 pm IST

Second Half starts! India must be looking for an equaliser early on to keep themselves in the game.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:20 pm IST

HALF TIME! The referee blows the whistle and that brings an end to an intriguing first half. It's been an enterprising 45 minutes, but UAE have taken the lead in the opening half. The Blue Tigers are trailing at the break despite creating plenty of chances. Ideally, the scoreline should have read 3-1, as India had created a couple of big chances but the hosts' defender and goalkeeper Eisa has ensured India are still goalless.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:18 pm IST

45+2' Ismail is stretcherred off the pitch, but Sandesh Jhingan is up and runniong with a strapping to his head.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:17 pm IST

45' A bit of a coming together between Sandesh Jhingan and Ismael, and both the big men go down in a heap. Ismael seems to be bleeding, as the two physios come out to treat the two players.

Jan 10, 2019, 10:15 pm IST

43' Chance! Sunil Chhetri counter-attacks and latches on to a lose ball and breaks into the UAE box, and shoots from an acute angle.....his shot goes tantalisingly wide, though. IND 0-1 UAE

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Story first published: Friday, January 11, 2019, 0:11 [IST]
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