Igor Stimac’s side were far from their best and failed to use their superior possession against the weaker side, but the 37-year-old Chhetri injured Chhetri to score goals on either side of the break (13th and 59th minutes). Gave.
The double strike brought him back to the third position in the list of highest scorers among active footballers in the world. With 82 goals in 127 matches, Chhetri is now behind the Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (117) and Argentine virtuoso Lionel Messi (86).
After a tense start that saw their star center-back Sandesh Jhingan Earning a third-minute yellow card to argue with the referee, Chhetri calmed the nerves by converting the 14th-minute penalty in a calm manner.
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it was liston colaco Which was trapped inside the box by Kok Boris of Cambodia. Chhetri occupied the middle stage and with his powerful blow overtook a diver Hul Kim Huyi.
But after that, it was a story of missed opportunities for the Blue Tigers, who failed to justify their 69 per cent possession to go into the break with a slim lead.
Chhetri missed a few headers and was even booked for a rough tackle on Chown Chanchal in the 30th minute as it was not the kind of start the Blue Tigers wanted against the lowly Angkor Warriors.
Some Variations on the Break — Sahal Abdul Samad and Udanta Singh The Blue Tigers made their attack more fluid – coming in for Manveer Singh and Anirudh Thapa.
Finally, with brilliant help from Brandon Fernandes, Chhetri completed his brace to give India a 2-0 cushion at the hour mark.
Goa announced their return to the starting XI with a measured cross and Chhetri rose high enough to link a free header and score his 82nd international goal.
In the 68th minute, Stimac took the Indian captain along with Ashiq Kuruniyan.
It was his first win on home soil for Stimac since his appointment as the head-coach of the Blue Tigers.
Stimac has lost three times and drawn twice at home, before scoring 13 goals.
national anthem glitch mars kickoff
The match started due to a technical snag as the Cambodian team had to wait for almost 10 minutes for their national anthem, embarrassment to the All India Football Federation.
An announcement was made for the visiting team’s national anthem but what was played was the Indian national anthem and Cambodians waited.
Hong Kong’s victory begins
Hong Kong began the day with a 2-1 win over Afghanistan with two first-half goals from Wang Wai (23rd) and Matt Orr (27th).