India play out draw with Vietnam

Vietnam took the lead in the 38th minute through Nguyen Hoang Duc before Farukh Choudhary equalised in the 53rd minute at the Thien Truong Stadium, around 100km from Hanoi. In Marquez’s two previous matches as head coach, India drew against...

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Nam Dinh (Vietnam), Updated At : 11:17 AM Oct 13, 2024 IST

This was India’s second draw under new coach Manolo Marquez. AIFF

Vietnam took the lead in the 38th minute through Nguyen Hoang Duc before Farukh Choudhary equalised in the 53rd minute at the Thien Truong Stadium, around 100km from Hanoi.

In Marquez’s two previous matches as head coach, India drew against Mauritius and lost 0-3 to Syria in the Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad last month.

Ranked 116th, Vietnam are 10 spots higher than India (126th) in the FIFA rankings.

In an eventful first half, India goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stopped a penalty kick awarded to Vietnam in the 10th minute after Rahul Bheke fouled a home side attacker. Vietnam captain Que Ngoc Hai’s shot, however, went straight to Sandhu.

Originally, India were to play in a tri-Nation tournament but Lebanon pulled out, citing difficulties in flying out of the country due to the ongoing crisis at home.