Men: India produced another disappointing performance because they were held to a goalless draw at 205 ranks Sri Lanka despite the dominant display in their second SaffF championship match on Thursday.
The seven times the price pays the price does not create sufficient opportunities and waste the people they are on the side of Sri Lanka 98 places below them in FIFA rank.
Even though they have a lion part of the ownership of the ball, Indians rank 107 is not effective from set-piece and do not do much in the game open both against their opponents, which only has five countries ranking below them in the 210-team table.
The full power team Igor Stimac is still looking for a victory in two matches.
They have drawn against 10-man Bangladesh 1-1 in their opening match on Monday, which has put pressure on Strac.
Losses or draws against toppers toppers are currently Nepal (six points) on Sundays can make India difficult to qualify for the final.
The top two teams from the Round-Robin League qualified for the final to be played on October 16.
India made three changes from the previous match from eleven with seriton Fernandes and Mandar Rao Dessai replacing Chinglensana Singh and Suresh Singh in defense and Suresh came to Manvir Singh in advance.
The strac side mastered the match from the start with Sri Lanka almost no chance on Indian goal but somehow ahead, led by Captain Sunil Chhetri, could not highlight the opposition net.
Chhetri himself could not do much that day.
The best chances of the first half came in the 22nd minute but the free header Liston Colaco from a good cross from the right side by Udanta Singh sailed on the bar.
India continued to pressure goals but failed to put real pressure on the opposition defense in the remaining period of the first half.
The second half saw Stimac release Suresh and brought Mohd.
Yasir.
In the 60th minute, Dessai crossed a low cross on the face of Sri Lanka and Anirudh Thapa just had to be connected to the score, but he could not reach the ball.
With Sri Lanka defends half, Indians reduce more men in advance for purposes that are difficult to understand but at the same time their frustration also continues to increase with time passing.
Stimac was ordered for arguing with the referee because frustration was clearly written on the face of Croatian coach.
India missed a golden opportunity to steal the winner two minutes before regulation time.
Yasir corner who swung was layered at a post close to Chhetri and the ball found his way to amazing Bose in the far post.
It needed a simple tap-in from Bose but he turned it on the bar and Sri Lanka escaped to a draw.
SAFF C’Ships: India was held to a goalless draw at 205 ranking Sri Lanka
