Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian soccer group after their victory within the SAFF Championship ultimate in opposition to Kuwait. The Indian group gained the SAFF Championship title within the penalty shootout after the sport ended 4-4 on the Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium on Tuesday.
PM Modi tweeted “India crowned champions, yet again! The Blue Tigers reign supreme at the #SAFFChampionship2023! Congrats to our players. The Indian Team’s remarkable journey, powered by the determination and tenacity of these athletes, will continue to inspire upcoming sportspersons.”
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur additionally congratulated the Indian group
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur additionally congratulated the Indian group for the win on his Twitter deal with. “We’ve done it again! Congratulations to the #BlueTigers for keeping their composure in such a thrilling encounter with Kuwait in the final and putting on a stellar performance to win the #SAFFChampionship for a record-tying time. India is thrilled with your victory, stay Cham Cham!” Thakur wrote in his tweet.
Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu as soon as once more made the distinction for the Blue Colts as he saved an important penalty kick within the summit conflict as India beat Kuwait 5-4 within the shootout.
After 5 rounds of penalty kicks, the scoreline was 4–4 and each side missed one penalty every, and the sudden dying rule was lifted.
Mahesh Naurem went forward and scored for the Indian group. Sandhu had a troublesome problem forward as Kuwait captain Khalid Hajiya stepped as much as degree the scoreline.
Sandhu made a diving save to maintain Khalid’s shot away from the objective line. As quickly as he saved the penalty, he ran in and had a dwell celebration in entrance of the house followers.
With this win, Indian head coach Igor Stimac has grow to be the primary overseas head coach to win consecutive SAFF Championship titles. It was additionally the primary time that after profitable the semi-final in opposition to Lebanon, India defeated two West Asian nations in consecutive matches, that too on penalties.
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