Almost the entire backline was new with Nikhil Poojary, Akash Mishra and Sandhesh Jhingan coming in for Subhasish Bose, Pritam Kotal and Mehtab Singh. India made three changes to the team that started against Lebanon in the semifinal. This is India's ninth SAFF Championship as they won their second international trophy weeks after emerging victorious at the Intercontinental Cup. They defeated Kuwait 5-4 on penalties at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru after 120 minutes of the final ended in 1-1. Under pressure, he dived towards his left to pull off a one-handed save which helped India clinch the SAFF Championship 2023.
India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu once again showed he's one of the best players to play for the national men's team. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu the penalty hero again as India beat Kuwait to become SAFF champions You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
