The India Under 23 men’s football team was eliminated from the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers despite defeating Brunei Darussalam 6-0 at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in their final group match here.
The Blue Colts finished with six points from their three matches, and had to wait for the outcome of the other Group H match between Qatar and Bahrain at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, which the hosts won 2-1, coming back from a goal down to score twice in injury time. Qatar finished top of the group with a perfect record (nine points from three matches), while India ended up second with six points.
While the four best second-placed teams (from 11 groups) also qualified, India finished the campaign at number five amongst the group runner-ups. Midfielder Vibin Mohanan (5’, 7’, 62’) scored a hat-trick, and Mohammed Aimen (87’, 90+7’) netted two, while Ayush Chhetri (41’) got one to his name in Tuesday’s match.
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