00:00Welcome to a bittersweet evening. Bitter because the stakes are none but to
00:06soothe the burning feeling of missing out on Asian Cup qualification. This is
00:10the India line-up Gurpreet in goal of course and Abhimitay makes his first
00:14India appearance since playing Hong Kong in June in the reverse fixture. There is
00:19a change in formation confident now after what was a nearly successful
00:23qualifying campaign. It's five at the back for Hong Kong and their two best
00:27players in Emmanuel Bleda and Everton Camargo will be starting was real for
00:33India and for Hong Kong as well until the rug kept getting pulled away little by
00:39little and until the reality was on the wall India were not going to qualify for
00:47the Asian Cup next year but maybe just maybe there is always a silver lining in
00:53all of this reality checks are necessary amidst all the hero building towards a
00:59different color a color which is in yellow because this one's about India's blue
01:04ladies and gentlemen welcome as India take on Hong Kong and of course the other
01:10headline is that Ryan Williams beautiful play this man we has got Ryan Williams in the middle
01:24now the passport is stamped with a goal every Indian football fan can say Ryan Williams is one of our
01:36own 1-0 to India
01:39beautiful move constructed by India laid on a platter by Manveer for Ryan who you can finally also say Ryan
01:46Williams has taken off and what a way to sign off onto Indian Colors
01:51with a beautiful first time finish sending the keeper the wrong way awareness
01:55for me I think it's about you know finding patterns of play for the national team the
02:00opponents can become stronger as they go on or lesser as the games keep coming but
02:05together on a number of occasions as we watch this
02:12into a teasing area but
02:14everyone's arriving
02:18Manveer
02:20Lalianzuala Changte
02:21wonderful block
02:22excellent play
02:25shifting and shape-shifting India
02:27Changte finding Ryan Williams with that pass
02:30Ryan Williams aware of Manveer and that brilliant awareness from Manveer as well to find Changte on the first start
02:35obviously on his weaker for the end of football
02:44as it went on
02:46his Williams for Changte on his left
02:50looking for room and the keeper has been found again really good play between Williams and Changte
02:56earlier Ryan Williams shifting his wing great little ball for Changte wanting to cut on to his left the first
03:02shot get charge ahead
03:04Williams looks into the box
03:06Liston's arriving it just behind him
03:10interception from Apuya who takes a look
03:14spun away in the air and out wide
03:16good move again this time from the left
03:19Ryan Williams in ball as usual
03:23and Apuya
03:24Asun in Kochi is on the cards as well for the Indian national team
03:30Apuya gives away this free kick
03:31to get a win and they haven't been able to do so
03:34their first win for the 2027 Asia Cup qualifier as the first home win for Khalid Jamil
03:40so night of many first the first
03:44Chan Shinichi with the delivery
03:46disappointing
03:48Anurali moves it on before Akash Mishra scuffs it a little
03:53now a chance for a shot as well
03:55snap shot
03:57and well wide
03:58not being able to control that ball
04:00and then Akash Mishra trying to play that clever ball towards the midfield for Hong Kong
04:09good delivery this
04:10Herrera came in
04:13nothing too special for Gurpreet
04:15down the channel
04:18and finally when a cross does come in
04:20Everton Kamago the man to deliver that
04:24Wong Gui does get a touch to it but
04:26couldn't find a teammate at the end of it
04:28but that's good work Gurpreet
04:33Abimite with the ball in towards Liston Colasso
04:37Headers off target but
04:38good variety in the way India are trying to attack
04:44first-hand ball whooped it towards the far post
04:46Abhi on one wing
04:47Liston and Akash on the other
04:51yellow card comes out
04:54as Bleda
04:55had to stop Liston Colasso
04:59Liston trying to find that pass on the wing
05:02but the frustration clearly being seen from Bleda
05:06just wants to clip Liston stop him
05:09anyway
05:15good ball once more
05:17gift
05:20and the cross is high towards Changseh
05:23touched out for another corner India finishing the half very strongly
05:28another referee
05:30another referee
05:31says enough for now
05:35Ryan Williams
05:37with his first shot in India's blue
05:40has scored his first goal
05:43to give the Blue Tigers a 1-0 lead against Hong Kong
05:47which has looked fluid and dangerous for Khaled Jamil's men
05:53but it's only half the job done
05:56any good result is a good result
05:59whether it's a friendly or a competitive game
06:01and the 45 more minutes for India to get their first
06:04international win in Kochi
06:07which is one of their most proudest stadiums when it comes to setting an atmosphere
06:12aero as such
06:15Peke's long throw in
06:17chance to take another shot
06:22Hong Kong China overpowered
06:29Akash Mishra with the blinder
06:32from an acute angle
06:36throw in a corner
06:38throw in a corner
06:39it doesn't matter
06:40it's a goal
06:412-0
06:43that's a brilliant finish
06:44coming from Akash
06:45Raul Begge
06:46with the long throw
06:47Hong Kong China
06:48not being able to deal with it
06:49and Akash
06:50with a brilliant finish
06:51not the easiest of finish
06:52does well
06:53to hit it towards the ground
06:55asking the questions
06:56of the Hong Kong defence
06:57of the Hong Kong keeper
06:59but the only answer to that shot
07:01is a goal
07:02coming from Akash Mishra
07:03credit to him
07:04he's also waited for his opportunity
07:06just a little too lofty for Chang Ther
07:08who still brought it down
07:11and then got it completely wrong
07:13as he tried to send it back in towards Williams
07:22Jason Kamu will also come
07:24doesn't really change the shape of Hong Kong
07:28a defender midfielder
07:29and a forward taken out
07:31for a defender midfielder
07:32and a forward is India
07:34so Liston Colasso
07:36over the wall
07:37and straight to the keeper
07:39on target
07:40decent attempt
07:44Colasso with that knuckleball
07:45gets it over the wall
07:46gets it to call
07:49exactly so for that
07:50credit has to be given to both Rahul
07:52and Sandesh for leading the line
07:54very well
07:56just as we said that
07:59Hong Kong China have got one back
08:01and they found the gap
08:03between both the centre backs
08:04the one time they got away
08:07Everton Camargo
08:10finding the back of the net in
08:11robbing Gurpreet
08:13and the back line of a clean sheet
08:15who's looked at most dangerous player
08:18in this game
08:18makes a brilliant run
08:20between Sandesh and Rahul Beke
08:22Gurpreet also got no man's land
08:25didn't come out to collect it
08:26tried to narrow the angle
08:27but
08:28clever finish coming in from Everton
08:30to just
08:31put it past
08:32two games
08:32twelve goals
08:33for Everton
08:35as Liston makes his way forward
08:38tries a curler
08:39and the keeper saw it
08:41just bounced past him
08:42for jumping
08:42trying to cut off the angles
08:45trying to make sure that
08:46will be the players coming on
08:56they keep coming
08:57they keep coming
08:57here's Changthi
08:59Manveer
09:00Ashik
09:01again
09:03very well constructed
09:05moving the ball quickly
09:07on that occasion Changthi
09:09Manveer
09:10selling that ball off for Ashik
09:12but this time
09:13now Liston with the corner
09:15now Liston with the corner
09:15oh it's a stinging ball in
09:17and could have gone anywhere
09:19Jojo Alexander
09:21Camargo
09:23clipped by Mishra
09:25get themselves into
09:29a little over
09:30eager to win that ball off
09:33Camargo takes
09:34great shape on that
09:36and fortunately for Goodpreet
09:38the header straight at him
09:40Ashik
09:42over the top for Liston
09:45is the sent one
09:47down the floor
09:48and almost set up
09:49Ashik Kurudian
09:50for what would have been
09:52another incredible move
09:54lacking
09:57Ashik who began that move
09:58Liston
09:59with a clever dummy
10:00setting that up
10:01again for
10:03Ashik Kurudian
10:05as we said earlier
10:05he's got one thing on his mind
10:07he wants that goal
10:08he began that attack
10:10and almost finished it off
10:11with the side foot
10:14good movement this
10:15Yuhei
10:18Oh!
10:19Gurpeth had to palm that away
10:22Jojo Alexander once more
10:23this time blocked by Roshan
10:30anything but just eyes on the ball
10:32to make sure he can put that tackle in
10:35Jingen well placed
10:38and it should be a proud moment
10:40not just for Bijaya Waradzis
10:41but his family as well
10:42local boy
10:43from Tiruvandupuram
10:45and his national team debut
10:48towards to take centre stage
10:51Ashik
10:53again urged to shoot
10:54when there was an obvious pass available
10:57for Abhimite
10:57he should have made
10:59winds up his shoulder strength
11:01Abhimite went up
11:04awkward bounce
11:07India get a free kick
11:10and Vijay was brave in the box
11:13putting his head where it hurts
11:16one thing that has to always be certain
11:19is football team
11:21there has to be the truth
11:24full time
11:27India win for the first time
11:29in Kochi
11:31and in what has been a dismal campaign of disappointment
11:34there is some celebration right at the end of it all
11:38that is for the first time
11:39we will do
11:40.
11:42$9,000
11:43.
11:43.
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