India vs Lebanon Highlights, Reactions: India wins 4-2 on penalties to enter SAFF Championship final, Indian football

India vs Lebanon Highlights, Reactions: India wins 4-2 on penalties to enter SAFF Championship final, Indian football

SAFF Championship 2023 semifinal, IND vs LBN : Enjoy the highlights of the match between India and Lebanon, as Sunil Chhetri and Co. beat the Cedars to make it to the final.

Welcome to Sportstar’s live blog of the SAFF Championship 2023 semifinal match between India and Lebanon, being played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. This is Neeladri Bhattacharjee taking you through the minute-by-minute updates of the high-voltage clash as it happens.

Key Updates
India through to the SAFF Championship final!
India vs Lebanon penalty shootout updates
End of Extra-Time! Match gets into penalty shootout
113’ What a run by Udanta!
ET Second half begins!
98’ Red card for Assistant coach of Lebanon
96’ What a miss by Chhetri!
94’ Chhetri’s shot saved!
End of regulation time!
87’ Off the bar for India!
72’ Chance for India!
Second half begins!
Half-Time! LBN 0-0 IND
37’ Injury scare for Lebanon!
16’ How did Lebanon stop this!
8’ Gurpreet saves India!
Kick Off!
Lebanon’s starting XI:
Confirmed line-up for India:
JULY 01, 2023 22:33
Sunil Chheri’s reaction:
It wasn’t easy. We’re gonna go back and rest well. They are not easy to play against. It went into penalties and we are so happy that we kept our focus and won the match. We are not thinking of the final. We are just going to go back and recuperate and then think about the final.

JULY 01, 2023 22:31
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s reaction:
It’s great for us. The work that we are doing for the last few weeks is showing now, ensuring a clean sheet for 120 minutes and then keeping our composure to keep out shots on target to go on an win.
JULY 01, 2023 22:26
Igor Stimac is a happy man tonight!
The Indian head coach comes down from the stands, hugs assistant coach Mahesh Gawli, applauds India’s win and cheers the crowd for their support.
  • JULY 01, 2023 22:10
    120+3’ Foul!

    Rohit Kumar is fouled by Darwich as India gets a free-kick in its half

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:09
    120+2’ Goalkeeping change for Lebanon!

    Ali Sabeh replaces Mehdi Khalil for Lebanon as the team looks to get ready for the penalty shootout.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:09
    120+2’

    Chants of ‘Let’s go India, let’s go!’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ are echoing around the stadium and as two Lebanon players go to ground, Indian fans boo the move, as they think it is done to waste time for a shootout.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:07
    120’

    Chhangte and Chhetri combine, with the latter drawing defenders and releasing Chhangte, who shoots to force a save by Khalil.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:06
    119’

    The constant runs of Lebanon are being stifled by India, with the latest one by Khalil cleared by the Blue Tigers.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:04
    118’

    Lebanon parading around the India box in numbers but India still manages to get the ball out of its box with Anwar getting it to Udanta through a long ball. Udanta passes to Rohit, who fails to thread a pass through for Chhetri.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:03
    116’

    Maatouk gets the ball to Farran, who crosses for Darwich, but the ball goes over him to Poojary, who tries to start a counter-attack for India. But Lebanon’s defence atches up with him eventually.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:01
    113’ What a run by Udanta!

    Udanta Singh makes a phenomenal run, beats his marker, Zein, side-steps Melki but fails to beat the goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil. Khalil makes a save but Jeakson fails to capitalise on the follow-up.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:59
    112’ Side-netting by Mahesh!

    Mahesh gets a through ball from Rohit Kumar, who then tries to cross for Chhetri only to see Lebanon intercept it out for a corner as the ball ends up in the side-net.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:57
    110’ Anwar into the book

    Anwar Ali and Darwich get together again and this time the Indian centre-back gets a caution, getting his name into the book.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:56
    109’ Bader’s shot just wide!

    India tries to get a shot on target from a free-kick but Lebanon attacks against the run of play. Mahdi Zein gets the ball to Khalil Bader who shoots just off-target.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:53
    106’

    Anwar Ali fouls Darwich in front of the Indian penalty box and Maatouk steps up for the free-kick. He has already scored from one in this tournament but this time, it is contained by India, with Melki failing get his head to it.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:51
    ET Second half begins!

    Last 15 minutes to decide the winner, or else we go into penalty shootout. India starts from right to left and Lebanon gets it going from the other end.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:50
  • JULY 01, 2023 22:10
    120+3’ Foul!

    Rohit Kumar is fouled by Darwich as India gets a free-kick in its half.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:09
    120+2’ Goalkeeping change for Lebanon!

    Ali Sabeh replaces Mehdi Khalil for Lebanon as the team looks to get ready for the penalty shootout.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:09
    120+2’

    Chants of ‘Let’s go India, let’s go!’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ are echoing around the stadium and as two Lebanon players go to ground, Indian fans boo the move, as they think it is done to waste time for a shootout.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:07
    120’

    Chhangte and Chhetri combine, with the latter drawing defenders and releasing Chhangte, who shoots to force a save by Khalil.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:06
    119’

    The constant runs of Lebanon are being stifled by India, with the latest one by Khalil cleared by the Blue Tigers.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:04
    118’

    Lebanon parading around the India box in numbers but India still manages to get the ball out of its box with Anwar getting it to Udanta through a long ball. Udanta passes to Rohit, who fails to thread a pass through for Chhetri.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:03
    116’

    Maatouk gets the ball to Farran, who crosses for Darwich, but the ball goes over him to Poojary, who tries to start a counter-attack for India. But Lebanon’s defence atches up with him eventually.

  • JULY 01, 2023 22:01
    113’ What a run by Udanta!

    Udanta Singh makes a phenomenal run, beats his marker, Zein, side-steps Melki but fails to beat the goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil. Khalil makes a save but Jeakson fails to capitalise on the follow-up.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:59
    112’ Side-netting by Mahesh!

    Mahesh gets a through ball from Rohit Kumar, who then tries to cross for Chhetri only to see Lebanon intercept it out for a corner as the ball ends up in the side-net.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:57
    110’ Anwar into the book

    Anwar Ali and Darwich get together again and this time the Indian centre-back gets a caution, getting his name into the book.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:56
    109’ Bader’s shot just wide!

    India tries to get a shot on target from a free-kick but Lebanon attacks against the run of play. Mahdi Zein gets the ball to Khalil Bader who shoots just off-target.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:53
    106’

    Anwar Ali fouls Darwich in front of the Indian penalty box and Maatouk steps up for the free-kick. He has already scored from one in this tournament but this time, it is contained by India, with Melki failing get his head to it.

  • JULY 01, 2023 21:51
    ET Second half begins!

    Last 15 minutes to decide the winner, or else we go into penalty shootout. India starts from right to left and Lebanon gets it going from the other end.

  • JULY 01, 2023 18:21
    Streaming info

    When will the match between India and Lebanon be played?

    The match between India and Lebanon will be played on Saturday, July 1. The kick-off is at 7:30 PM IST.

    Where can I watch India vs Lebanon SAFF Championship match?

    The game between India and Lebanon in the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 will be streamed live on FanCode on subscription basis. On TV, it can be watched on DD Bharati.

  • JULY 01, 2023 18:01
    Match Preview

    One of the reasons the 2023 SAFF Championship welcomed two West Asian sides in Kuwait and Lebanon was to make the tournament more competitive. India, after all, had won eight of the past 13 editions, and the presence of a couple of evenly matched teams would certainly liven up proceedings.

    The India – Kuwait game on Tuesday fit the billing, and India nearly edged the contest before an unfortunate own goal denied it a famous win. On Saturday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, the hope is for another feisty encounter as the hosts will look to put one across Lebanon in the semifinals.

    Recent history suggests that India has the edge, having beaten Lebanon in the Intercontinental Cup final a fortnight ago and drawn the other group stage game in Bhubaneswar. Form-wise, India can take heart from the performance against Kuwait where it was the better team for large chunks of the match.

    India pressed high up the pitch, attacked in droves and transitioned excellently from defence to offence. Sunil Chhetri up front, the wingers in Ashique Kuruniyan and Lallianzuala Chhangte, and the defenders in Akash Mishra and Anwar Ali were all excellent.

    However, against Lebanon, Chhetri & Co. will have to do without Sandesh Jhingan in defence and head coach Igor Stimac on the touchline. The towering Jhingan, who played a pivotal role in the 1-1 draw against Kuwait, is suspended after picking up his second yellow card. Stimac is banned after his second red in as many matches.

    That Lebanon will be keen to avenge the Intercontinental Cup loss will add spice. The Aleksandar Ilic-coached outfit topped Group-B with three wins out of three and the Serbian’s promise of “Total Football” indicated that his wards will play to win.

    “There are no secrets any more [between the teams],” declared Ilic, on Friday. “We are really motivated and I am pushing my players psychologically to make them believe we can succeed. It will be very important that we score the first goal. That will help us end the semifinal in a positive way.”


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