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    2018 SAFF Championship, Group Stage
    India
    India

    India

    1-0-0, 3 PTS
    2Winner Icon India
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka

    0-0-1, 0 PTS
    0
    • Ashique Kuruniyan - 35'
    • Lallianzuala Chhangte - 47'
    • Summary
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    • Line-Ups

    Match Formations

    No.Name
    23Vishal Kaith
    3Mohammad Sajid Dhot
    16Sarthak Golui
    1Subashish Bose
    2Salam Ranjan Singh
    15Anirudh Thapa
    16Vinit Rai
    7Lallianzuala Chhangte
    28Germanpreet Singh
    24Ashique Kuruniyan
    13Nikhil Poojari
    9Sumeet Passi
    22Manvir Singh
    11Farukh Choudhary
    Substitutes
    13Nikhil Poojari
    16Vinit Rai
    22Manvir Singh

    Game Information

    9:00 AM, September 5, 2018
    AIFF

    Lallianzuala, Kuruniyan shine for India in SAFF opener

    Notwithstanding the weak opposition, Chhangte and Kuruniyan's performance suggested they could help India plug the holes in their senior team.
    May 17, 2023, 12:28 am - Debayan Sen

    Match Timeline

    IndiaIndia
    Sri LankaSri Lanka
    • 17
    • 25
    • 34
    • 35
    • 37
    • 40
    • 45
    • 47
    • 53
    • 57
    • 61
    • 70
    • 78
    • 80

    SAFF Championship Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Lebanon3300+69
    Bangladesh3201+26
    Maldives3102-13
    Bhutan3003-70
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