Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:24pm on 19 Sep 2023,Tuesday Sports
The Indian men's football team suffered a 1-5 thrashing against China in their Group A encounter at the Asian Games on Tuesday. India managed to equalize 1-1 in first-half injury time through Rahul KP after conceding early. But China dominated the second half, scoring 4 more goals to hand India a heavy defeat. India's performance was hampered by a lack of players due to visa issues, last-minute arrivals without practice, and ISL clubs' refusal to release players before the new season. Problems of assembling a full-strength squad also reflected on the field. With the loss, India has an uphill task in the group that also includes hosts China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. India had reached China late on Monday without any practice heading into the crucial opener.
