India vs Qatar, FIFA World Cup Qualifier Football Match Highlights: The Indian men’s football team endured a tough 0-3 loss against Qatar in the FIFA World Cup qualifier encounter at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. This was Qatar’s second win in as many matches. They had beaten Afghanistan 8-1 last week. India, on the other hand, endure their first defeat after coming into the tie with a 1-0 away win over Kuwait.
India vs Qatar, FIFA World Cup Qualifier Football Match Highlights
India vs Qatar, FIFA World Cup Qualifier Football Match Highlights(AIFF)
Qatar, who are also the reigning Asian Champions, started the match on an attacking note and maintained the tempo throughout the 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Mustafa Meshaal broke the deadlock in the initial stages of the first half, and fans witnessed the same being happened in the second only the scorer this time being different. Al Moez Ali netted the second goal for Qatar and substitute Gaber AbdulSallam scored the third and final goal of the match.
India, on the other hand, showed spark during the course of the match but the intensity was nowhere close to their opponent.