India beat Turkmenistan 3-1 in AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers

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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 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!"

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