The Indian football team has unlocked another milestone as they recently registered their ninth title win in the SAFF Championship. The Indian football team beat Kuwait in the tournament’s final match on 4 July 2023, Tuesday by 5-4 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru.
The Indian football team has consistently performed well in 2023 as the team Indus bank into FIFA’s top hundred rankings. The (South Asian Football Federation Championship) or SAFF Championship is the team’s second Laurel as they won the Intercontinental Cup the last month.
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India wins against Kuwait by 5-4
The Kuwait football team got an early lead in the match as their player, Al Feneeni got the team their first goal in the first half. However, the Kuwait football team’s happiness was short-lived as in the second half the Indian football team’s captain Sunil Chhetri scored a goal for his national side.
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The SAFF Championship’s final match was about to end as a draw after 90 minutes as both the teams scored one goal against each other. Even after the extra time, the teams could not fetch another goal which ultimately led to the match to watch penalty shootouts.
The Indian football team sealed a thrilling victory in the penalty shootouts of the final match of the SAFF Championship. Both teams managed four goals each before the Indian football team hit and saved the fifth goal to win the SAFF Championship for the ninth time in its 14 editions.
