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Asian Games: Indian Men Qualify For Round Of 16 In Football With 1-1 Draw Against Myanmar
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium: The Indian men's football team qualified for the Round of 16 at the Asian Games for the first time since 2010 with a 1-1 draw against Myanmar in a preliminary round group match at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium here on Sunday.
The Indians failed to capitalise on a 1-0 advantage at half-time -- thanks to a goal scored by talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri in the 23rd minute -- as they allowed Myanmar to score in the 74th minute through Kyaw Yan to level the scores. That's how things remained at the final whistle, the two teams thus getting one point each.
Both India and Myanmar had an identical one win and one defeat going into Sunday's last league encounter in the four-team Pool A. Both had 3 points each and an identical goal difference of -3. The Indians were in second place in the Group A ahead of Myanmar because they have scored more goals than their opponents,
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