The second international football friendly in Dubai on Monday – India suffered an embarrassing 0–6 defeat to the formidable UAE against the United Arab Emirates. Such was his performance that Igor Stamack’s side did not hit a single shot in one of the most forgettable matches in recent times.
Striker Ali Mabkhaut scored a hat-trick behind the net in the 12th, 32nd and 60th minutes, while Khalil Ibrahim (64th) and Fabio Lima (71st and 84th) added the other three.
India gave a good account of their 1–1 draw against arch-rivals Oman in their first friendly match on 25 March, but against the UAE, they were oblivious to how to catch the ball, stitch the pass. Create more opportunities.
The difference in class and technical superiority was all too obvious, although India were without their talisman captain Sunil Chhetri, recovering from the COVID-19 transition.
Leading defender Sandesh Jhingan was also rested as Stimac experimented with new players in his 27-man squad. The draw against Oman gave a lot of hope to the Indians who are ranked 104th in the FIFA chart against the 74th ranked UAE.
But it turned out to be one of the most common shows by any Indian side against the UAE.
It turned out to be the heaviest defeat against the United Arab Emirates, defeating a 0–5 loss to an international friendliness in 2010 in Abu Dhabi.
Stimack said just before the match that his players should be able to make quick decisions against much better and technically superior opponents.
Their players did nothing, rather they were not allowed to do anything as the UAE played with the Indians and created opportunities as they wished. The Indians were not allowed to keep the ball and chase everyone from Stamack for the most part of the match.
The UAE had 67 per cent possession in the first half against India’s 33, during which Ali Mabkhout hit a four over Indian goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and then ran from the spot after Adil Khan handled the ball inside the box. went.
The second half was no better for India than for Oman when they struggled to equalize, as the UAE pitted a perfectly defensive Indian to pump in four more goals.
After Ali Mabkhaut completed his hat-trick at the hour mark, Khalil Ibrahim made a fine finish with a shot in the first in the 64th minute, with Fabio Lima completing the round with two more goals in the 71st and 84th. Minute.
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India’s only notable move came just before half-time when Liston Colaco, who made his debut on Monday, found Manveer Singh brilliant through the ball but the striker’s shot was killed by the UAE keeper.
International friendly matches are being played as part of preparations for the joint qualification round of the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup to be held in June.
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