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14/06/2035, Manukau Stadium, Manukau, New Zealand, Live on National TV
AFC Asian Cup R16
India Vs Saudi Arabia

India play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: F Greiss (GK) , F Rahaim (CB) , C Bhakta (CB) , L Majhi (RB) , A Merkondar (LB) , H Purushothaman (CDM) , G Chohan (CAM) , A Thaosen (RM) , S Hoda (LM) , M Rashid (ST) , I Abed (ST) And the subs are: V Deo (CB) , H Nataraj (CB) , F Muhammed (CM) , S Mogul (CM) , S Allee (ST)

Saudi Arabia play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: W Birbara (GK) , R Ayad (CB) , A Hannah (CB) , K Khaleel (RB) , K Ghannam (LB) , M Najjar (CDM) , S Maboob (CAM) , W Bakir (RM) , H Gallaty (LM) , A Zacka (ST) , T Radwan (ST) And the subs are: H Saah (CB) , R Roshed (CB) , I Betro (CM) , A Daher (CM) , K Fares (ST)
Welcome to Manukau Stadium in Manukau, New Zealand where India will face Saudi Arabia.  This is a R16 match in the AFC Asian Cup.  The attendance is 29000.

1' - India kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

8' - Hanuman Purushothaman plays the ball to Lochan Majhi.  Lochan Majhi passes the ball to Ashok Thaosen.  Ashok Thaosen chips a long ball to Hanuman Purushothaman.  Hanuman Purushothaman slides the ball to Ashok Thaosen.  Ashok Thaosen passes the ball to Ganesh Chohan.  Ganesh Chohan passes the ball to Chandrasekar Bhakta.  Tariq Radwan successfully tackles Chandrasekar Bhakta and takes possession.  With a turn of pace, Tariq Radwan beats Ashok Thaosen.  

13' - Lochan Majhi finds Farhan Rahaim with a long pass.  Farhan Rahaim sees Irfan Abed making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

15' - Waleed Bakir plays a long ball to Syed Maboob.  Syed Maboob uses his pace to beat Ganesh Chohan.  

16' - Syed Maboob sees Abdul Zacka making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Abdul Zacka is able to take the ball.  Abdul Zacka tries to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Abdul Zacka for Saudi Arabia!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

16' - India kick the ball off for the restart.  

21' - Majid Najjar uses his pace to beat Irfan Abed.  

22' - Majid Najjar takes the ball past Irfan Abed with a turn of pace.  

25' - Irfan Abed successfully tackles Majid Najjar and gains possession for his team.  Irfan Abed slides the ball to Hanuman Purushothaman.  Khalid Ghannam dispossesses Hanuman Purushothaman and takes possession.  Khalid Ghannam sees a run from Waleed Bakir.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Waleed Bakir is caught offside!  

27' - Syed Hoda passes to Farhan Greiss.  Farhan Greiss spots a run from Ganesh Chohan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

30' - Waleed Bakir plays a long ball to Khalid Khaleel.  Farhan Rahaim successfully tackles Khalid Khaleel and gains possession for his team.  Majid Najjar dispossesses Farhan Rahaim and gains possession for his team.  Majid Najjar tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

33' - Farhan Greiss sees Ganesh Chohan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ganesh Chohan is able to take the ball.  Ganesh Chohan tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

36' - Waleed Birbara plays a long ball to Majid Najjar.  Majid Najjar takes a shot from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Saudi Arabia.  Khalid Khaleel will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Majid Najjar.  Majid Najjar directs a header attempting to beat the keeper...but the ball flies over the bar!

42' - Rehman Ayad plays a long pass to Aftab Hannah.  Aftab Hannah sees Tariq Radwan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Tariq Radwan has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Saudi Arabia kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - Farhan Rahaim successfully tackles Majid Najjar and takes the ball.  Farhan Rahaim plays a short pass to Lochan Majhi.  Lochan Majhi sees Ganesh Chohan making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ashok Thaosen is going to be taken off.  Shankar Mogul joins the game from the bench.  

55' - Aftab Hannah hits the ball long to Rehman Ayad.  Rehman Ayad crosses the ball, but Farhan Rahaim intercepts the ball.  

62' - Farhan Rahaim passes the ball to Ananth Merkondar.  Ananth Merkondar plays a short pass to Chandrasekar Bhakta.  Chandrasekar Bhakta plays the ball to Ganesh Chohan.  Ganesh Chohan slides the ball to Hanuman Purushothaman.  Syed Maboob tackles Hanuman Purushothaman and gains possession for his team.  Saudi Arabia launch a counter attack.  Syed Maboob sees Abdul Zacka making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Abdul Zacka is caught offside!  

65' - Syed Hoda plays the ball to Ananth Merkondar.  Ananth Merkondar plays the ball to Farhan Rahaim.  Farhan Rahaim sees Majid Rashid making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Majid Rashid takes the ball.  Majid Rashid attempts the cutback, but Rehman Ayad gets back and intercepts the ball!  

68' - Rehman Ayad plays a long pass to Khalid Ghannam.  Khalid Ghannam plays the ball to Syed Maboob.  Syed Maboob looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but it hits the upright!  Ananth Merkondar is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rehman Ayad will come off.  Rehan Roshed is going to be brought on.  

72' - Lochan Majhi tackles Majid Najjar and takes the ball.  Lochan Majhi tries to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is offtarget!

77' - Waleed Birbara spots a run from Abdul Zacka.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Abdul Zacka is able to take the ball.  Abdul Zacka attempts a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  That will be a corner for  Saudi Arabia.  Khalid Khaleel places the ball to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, and manages to find Syed Maboob.  Syed Maboob flicks a header towards goal...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ganesh Chohan is going to be taken off.  Faisal Muhammed is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Aftab Hannah will come off.  Hassan Saah joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ananth Merkondar is going to be taken off.  Hanuman Nataraj joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hassan Gallaty will come off.  Imran Betro is brought on from the bench.  

83' - Hanuman Nataraj successfully tackles Syed Maboob and takes possession.  Hanuman Nataraj brings the ball forward, outpacing Majid Najjar.  

84' - Hanuman Nataraj spots a run from Syed Hoda.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Syed Hoda is able to control the ball.  Syed Hoda shoots...and its in! It's a nice goal from Syed Hoda for India!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

84' - Saudi Arabia kick the ball off for the restart.  

88' - Hassan Saah plays the ball to Syed Maboob.  Syed Maboob passes the ball to Khalid Khaleel.  Khalid Khaleel spots a run from Abdul Zacka.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Abdul Zacka has strayed offside!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

91' - India kick the ball off for the restart.  

93' - Chandrasekar Bhakta passes the ball to Hanuman Purushothaman.  Hanuman Purushothaman plays a short pass to Farhan Rahaim.  Farhan Rahaim spots a run from Irfan Abed.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Irfan Abed is caught offside!  

95' - Waleed Bakir passes to Khalid Khaleel.  Khalid Khaleel sees Syed Maboob making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Syed Maboob takes the ball.  Syed Maboob tries to cutback, but Farhan Rahaim manages to get to the ball first!  

99' - Hassan Saah successfully tackles Farhan Rahaim and takes the ball.  Hassan Saah sees a run from Syed Maboob.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

104' - Syed Hoda plays the ball to Farhan Greiss.  Farhan Greiss passes to Faisal Muhammed.  Faisal Muhammed finds Chandrasekar Bhakta with a long ball.  Chandrasekar Bhakta plays a short pass to Irfan Abed.  Majid Najjar successfully tackles Irfan Abed and gains possession for his team.  Majid Najjar sees Abdul Zacka making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

107' - Saudi Arabia kick the ball off for the restart.  

115' - Majid Najjar sees Abdul Zacka making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

117' - Syed Hoda slides the ball to Farhan Rahaim.  Majid Najjar successfully tackles Farhan Rahaim and the ball goes loose.  Waleed Bakir dispossesses Faisal Muhammed and takes possession.  Waleed Bakir spots a run from Tariq Radwan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Tariq Radwan is caught offside!  

120' - Syed Hoda passes the ball to Lochan Majhi.  Lochan Majhi plays the ball to Chandrasekar Bhakta.  Chandrasekar Bhakta spots a run from Faisal Muhammed.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Syed Hoda will step up to take the first penalty for India.  But the shot flies over the bar!
Khalid Ghannam will take the next penalty for Saudi Arabia.  And its in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  That's 0 - 1.
Farhan Rahaim will take the next penalty for India.  And Farhan Rahaim scores!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  So its now 1 - 1.
Syed Maboob will take the next penalty for Saudi Arabia.  But the shot goes wide!
Majid Rashid will take the next penalty for India.  But the keeper saves the shot!
Khalid Khaleel will take the next penalty for Saudi Arabia.  And Khalid Khaleel puts it in!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  Now we are on 1 - 2.
Irfan Abed will take the next penalty for India.  And Irfan Abed puts it in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  It is now 2 - 2.
Abdul Zacka will take the next penalty for Saudi Arabia.  And its been saved by the keeper!
Hanuman Nataraj will take the next penalty for India.  And Hanuman Nataraj puts it in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  That makes it 3 - 2.
Waleed Bakir will take the next penalty for Saudi Arabia.  But he is unable to beat the keeper!


The match has ended India 1 - 1 Saudi Arabia.  After a penalty shootout, India are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 3 - 2.