AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: Ugly scenes as fight breaks out between India, Afghanistan footballers after thrilling match

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AFC Asian Cup 2022: A section of India and Afghanistan players were pushing and shoving each other after the final whistle in Kolkata on Saturday. India scripted a stunning 2-1 win to boost their chances of qualifying for the Asian Cup Finals.

Sunil Chhetri inspired India’s 2-1 win over Afghanistan on Satruday (PTI Photo)

Ugly scenes followed the India football team’s stunning victory over Afghanistan in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata as the players from the two sides were involved in pushing and shoving. India rode on Sunil Chhetri’s brilliance to beat Afghanistan 2-1 on Saturday, June 11 in a hard-fought Group D match in Kolkata.

In a video widely shared online, 3 Afghanistan players and 2 from the Indian side can be initially seen pushing and shoving before the scuffle escalates. India’s star goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh rushes to the sport to douse the fire but he gets pushed around by Afghanistan players who gather in large numbers. The AFC officials rush to the sport on the ground but the scuffle only intensifies.

There was shirt pulling and blows traded before the two sections of players were separated. It’s not known why the scuffle broke out after the end of a high-quality match.

Earlier in the day, India emerged victorious and boosted its chances of reaching the Asian Cup Finals in 2023. With the win over Afghanistan, coming days after their victory over Cambodia, India moved to the 2nd spot, tied on 6 points with Group D toppers Hong Kong.

On Saturday, Sunil Chhetri and Sahal Abdul Samad found the back of the net after it looked like India would be held for a 0-0 draw.

it was Sunil Chhetri, who once again came up with the goal. India won a free-kick on the edge of the box courtesy of Ashique Kuruniyan who was brought down in the 84th minute. Sunil Chhetri stepped up and curled the ball past the wall and into the back of the net to send the crowd into wild celebrations.

However, those celebrations were short-lived as in the 88th minute, Afghanistan equalised when a corner for them found Zubayr Amiri unmarked at the near post who came up with a thumping effort.

India did not give up just yet. After some pinball stuff at the edge of the box in stoppage time, the ball fell to Ashique. With defenders closing down on him, he slipped in a scintillating through ball for Sahal Abdul Samad who slotted the ball into the bottom left corner from a tough angle to give India all three points.

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