India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup 2023 Live Score: IND crash to 0-3 loss vs UZB

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Well a rather disappointing end to a match that was pulsating in the first half and for much of the second. Both sides were going through the motions really in extra time and the referee actually blew the whistle about three seconds before the five-minute mark.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Khusanov gives the ball away to Pandita and he was part of the final line of defence at the halfway line. It is a race between the centre backs and Pandita and the latter is hopelessly left behind, easy recovery for Khusanov. There will be FIVE minutes of added time for some reason. India 0-3 Uzbekistan.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Fernandes with a free kick into the box from distance, it is collected easily by the Uzbek goalkeeper. This match is petering out feebly.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 85 mins | Udanta Singh has come on for Mahesh and Suresh has been taken off for Deepak Tangri. The match is fizzling out now with both sides not really able to threaten either goalkeeper.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 78 mins | Shakurov with a shot from distance after some slick work on the right, it’s a straightforward save for Gurpreet. India 0-3 Uzbekistan.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 73 mins | Corner for India after Eshmuradov takes the ball off from a flying Rahul KP. Fernandes takes the kick which is his first contribution in this match, Bheke gets at the end of it and his header is on target! Yusupov dives well to save. Then he nestles the ball in his hands off the next corner.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 71 mins | Sunil Chhetri is off, Ishan Pandita replaces him. Brandon Fernandes also comes on for Anirudh Thapa.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Sayfiev charges down the left and squares it. Mishra kicks it off from in front of goal.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: India 0-3 Uzbekistan 67 mins | The white river flowed down towards the Indian box once again, Fayzulayev charges forward and passes it to the left flank to Sayfiyev who squares. India clear.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Quality seems to have seeped out of the match at the moment. There was a good moment for India when Rahul got the ball and drove at the defence on the right. However, he was caught in two minds and the ball just harmlessly bobbed away past the touchline. Uzbekistan have also not been able to string the passes the Indian third the way they were in the first half.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: India have more of the possession but most of it is in their own half. Sayfiev threatens to break on the left but Jhingan stops him. The Indian centre back provokes a foul as well.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 50 mins | Oh how unlucky are India there! Cross comes in from the left, Yusupov doesn’t deal with it well and it falls to Rahul KP who takes a shot, the rebound falls to Apuia who is not in a position to shoot at all but he plays it to Chhetri who can’t get hold of it first time. He gets another go at it and it is blocked by a defender to go out for a corner. That comes to nothing for the Blue Tigers. Oh goodness me what more do India need to do to score?

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Allright then, what can India get upto in this second half. Uzbekistan get us underway at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. That late goal in the first half must be a bit of a dagger into the Indian hearts but there is still an entire half to play. There are changes at half-time as well. India bring on Rahul KP is on for Manvir Singh, Uzbekistan bring on Abdirahmatov for Nasrullayev.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Football can be a cruel sport and it hasn’t been too nice to the Indian team in this first half. Uzbekistan have not played extremely complicated football here. On the contrary, they have kept things simple but they have been relentless. No standing around and knocking off passes for them, when they are on the ball, there are forwards running everywhere and before India know it, they have a shot or a cross to parry away. Abbosbek Fayzullaev has been as dangerous as he was expected to be and he has made a nuisance of himself on the right. Masharipov, Urunov and Sergeev have been just as effective. In defence, Sayfiyev has been especially effectively in smashing the Indian players to ground whenever he gets a chance. India have a very difficult half ahead of them now.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Well at the end of all that, it is Uzbekistan who extend their lead. Just simple football, cross comes into the box from the right, Nasrullayev first heads it to the post, then has enough time to turn in the rebound.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Good pressure from India in the dying embers of this half. One gets a feeling that Uzbekistan would be relieved to hear the half-time whistle at the moment.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 45 mins | Free kick for India, sent in from the right into the mix. It comes out and Mahesh takes a shot from distance. Yusupov had to parry that one out and India win a corner.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 43 mins | The last five minutes or so have been a good period for the Indians, they have kept the ball in and around the Uzbek third. Mahesh turned around the defender marking him and tried driving into the box but he was soon dispossessed.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 37 mins | India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Jhingan, Bheke and Gurpreet knock the ball around for a bit before it is played quite brilliantly to Poojary on the left flank. Poojary’s cross into the box is almost turned into his own goal by Eshmuradov but it goes off the post. Then Mahesh flings in a low cross from the left, Yusupov punches it out and is flat on the ground face down after that. Sergeev takes it and goes for glory from the halfway line. Terrible shot though.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 33 mins | Masharipov pings the ball right over Jhingan’s head on the left, Fayzullayev is on his bike and he absolutely races to the ball. He gets a touch but by the time he sets up for the shot Sandhu is out and he collects it. Uzbekistan are running the Indian defence ragged. 2 mins before that, Uronov turned Mishra inside out on the right and picked out Masharipov on the opposite side. He plays it first time inside to Fayzullayev on the overlap, the latter whips it in and Bheke clears it off.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: India win a free kick on the left not far outside the box. Chhetri tries a little training ground routine first but that was before the ref blew the whistle and so India have to take it again. This time the ball is sent into the mix, Poojary heads it just wide of the target. This is better from India though, they are not being run over by the Uzbeks any more for now.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Fayzullayev has been a nuisance so far down that left hand side. Masharipov plays a little one-two with him and cuts inside and Fayzullayev sets off on a run into the box. Masharipov passes it further in to Sergeyev who lofts it to Fayzullayev first time. The latter squares it and it is cleared off by the Indian defence.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 21 mins | Apuia and Suresh link up well in midfield and the ball is worked to Manvir on the right. He holds it up and plays it out to the overlapping Poojary. His cross into the box could not be controlled by Chhetri. Then a mistake from the Uzbek goalkeeper and Thapa runs down the left with the ball. He then venomously squares it and it misses both Chhetri and Manveer in the middle. That was quite a chance for India.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Look away India fans, this is not a pretty sight. India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Manveer gives the ball away in a sloppy manner in midfield and Fayzullayev then sets himself free on the counter with a fantastic piece of skill to get past Bheke. Pulls back inside the half, Mishra comes sliding in, sticks foot out and that hits the bar. Off it comes nicely for Sergeev who taps it into the unguarded net.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Some good play from India at last with Bheke managing to win the ball in his third and passing it out to Thapa. He drives forward and plays a lofted pass to the right that Manveer chases down. But the space that he had for a second is closed down instantly by Sayfiyev

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: 9th min | Uzbekistan slices the Indian defence right down the middle and Sergeev takes a shot from the edge of the box right of the D. Sandhu palms it away with a dive to his right.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Uzbekistan dominating the ball now. Masharipov races down the left and forces a foul. The free kick is headed out Chhetri.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Sloppy from India and Fayzullayev has made them pay. He wins the ball in midfield, plays it out to Nasrulloev who pings in a cross. It is cushioned for Fayzullayev by Sergeev and the former heads it over Gurpreet. Gurpreet seemed to come out to claim it but pulled out at the last second, Jhingan seemed completely unaware of Fayzullayev having sneaked into the Indian box. Stimac won’t be happy with that one.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: We can see that India are approaching this differently from what they did against Australia. They put Uzbek goalkeeper Yusupov under pressure immediately after kick off with Apuia dispossessing Khamrobekov in the middle.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Anirudh Thapa kicks off proceedings. Here we go then. India in their blues, Uzbekistan in white. India are attacking from left to right on your screens.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Allright then, both sides have lined up. The Indian national anthem comes first and the the Uzbek. An unbelievable atmosphere in the stadium today.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: The lightning-fast Abbosbek Fayzullaev is starting for Uzbekistan and so the Indian defenders have their task cut out with him. They also seem to have moved to a back four with Kushaev being brought in. This is a far more attacking lineup than the one that played out the goalless draw against Syria.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Sure enough, Chhangte is out. He is on the bench though and Naorem Mahesh Singh has taken his place. Anirudh Thapa has indeed been included in place of Deepak Tangri. Akash Mishra being brought in for Subhashish Bose is the third change.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Yusupov; Sayfiev, Eshmurodov, Kushaev, Nusrallev; Masharipov, Xamrobekov, Urunov, Fayzullaev; Shukurov; Sergeev.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Akash Mishra, Anirudh Thapa, Suresh Singh, Manvir Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Apuia, Nikhil Poojary, Mahesh Singh Naorem

Substitutes: Subhasish Bose, Brandon Fernandes, Vishal Kaith, Udanta Singh, Rahul KP, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Pritam Kotal, Mehtab Singh, Deepak Tangri, Ishan Pandita, Amrinder Singh

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Stimac did not seem to convinced about playing Anirudh Thapa in the No.10 role, possibly because of the fact that the forward may not be very effective in defensive situations, which is bound to be what India will find themselves in for most passages of this game. Could Brandon Fernandes be the answer then? Well, we will have to wait and watch.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: Sahal Abdul Samad was unavailable against Australia and Stimac confirmed that he won’t play in this one as well. He was tight-lipped about whether he would deploy Anirudh Thapa in that no.10-ish role though. It was the defensive-minded Deepak Tangri who played in that position against Australia.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian 2023 Live Score: India head coach Igor Stimac on Wednesday said his team has a “couple of players” with few injury issues but that will not stop them from going all out in an attempt to secure full points against Uzbekistan. “It is a huge match for us. The first game was an experience for the boys, and now we face another difficult match. Uzbekistan are a very competitive side, and since they did not gain a victory in their last game, we expect them to put a lot of pressure on us. But our boys are ready for the challenge. We are happy for this opportunity that lies ahead of us, and our mentality will be to win the game and get three points,” he said.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup Football Match Live Score: Eldor Shomurodov, who plays for Cagliari on loan from Roma, is out injured which has been a big blow for Uzbekistan up front. Navbahor striker Oston Urunov will be stepping up to fill in. The main threat, though comes from the wings, where CSKA Moscow’s Abbosbek Fayzullayev can cause all kinds of issues for India defensively. Young centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov of Lens is also a big aerial threat in set-pieces.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup Football Match Live Score: Early team news coming in from Doha states that Amrinder Singh and Lallianzuala Chhangte did not train with the team yesterday. Amrinder is Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s backup but if Chhangte is not available today, it’ll be a much bigger for India, especially considering Stimac stated that they would be looking to be more positive in this one.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup Football Match Live Score: This will be the seventh time that India face Uzbekistan. All six of the previous matches came between 1997 and 2001 and Uzbekistan won on each instance.

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup Football Match Live Score: Abduvokhid Nematov, Utkir Yusupov, Botirali Ergashev; Rustam Ashurmatov, Umarbek Eshmurodov, Khusniddin Alikulov, Muhammadkodir Khamraliev, Abdulla Abdullaev, Abdukodir Khusanov, Sherzod Nasrullaev, Farrukh Saifiev, Khodjiakbar Alijonov, Zafarmurod Abdirahmatov; Jaloliddin Masharipov, Oston Urunov, Aziz Turgunboev, Odiljon Khamrobekov, Diyor Kholmatov, Jamshid Boltaboev, Jamshid Iskanderov, Khodjimat Erkinov, Otabek Shukurov, Abbosbek Faizullaev; Igor Sergeev, Bobir Abdiholikov, Azizbek Amonov

Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Vishal Kaith; Akash Mishra, Lalchungnunga, Mehtab Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhasish Bose; Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Deepak Tangri, Lalengmawia Ralte, Sahal Abdul Samad, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Liston Colaco, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Udanta Singh, Rahul KP, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh; Ishan Pandita, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asian Cup Football Match Live Score: India had their task cut out against Australia – defend until your legs melt first and foremost and then see if there are any chances at all to cause pose some kind of threat to the opposition’s goal. They did both, with Sunil Chhetri missing arguably the best chance of the first half for both sides early in the game, and the fact that they managed to keep the scoreline down to 2-0 against a side considered a favourite to win the tournament, is as good as a victory. Now though, they face a different kind of challenge. Uzbekistan do have chinks in the harmour. They are far, far superior to India but not as far away from the Blue Tigers as Australia were. Coach Igor Stimac did say that fans will get to see more attacking intent from their side today and so, it is bound to be an interesting match to say the least. Any kind of positive result, safe to say, will be one of the greatest moments in recent Indian football history.