DHAKA, Dec 10: Plagued by injury and looking unconvincing in the group stage, India will have a tough task at hand when they take on hosts Bangladesh — only unbeaten side so far — in the semifinal of the SAFF Championships on Friday.
The Indian under-23 boys have made it to the semifinals after unconvincing victories in their first two group matches before they were brought down by holders Maldives 0-2 and they now run into the home side, who are unbeaten in the tournament.
Coach Sukhwinder Singh may claim that he had to start without five best players due to injuries and suspensions against the Maldives but the truth is his boys have struggled in all the three group matches.
In the opening match, most of the ball possession was with the Afghans who even had more scoring chances. India were saved by a last-gasped goal by Jeje Lalpeklua.
The second match was worse as India were done a favour by the Nepalese goalkeeper to let in a goal and then the Maldivians simply outplayed the Indians in the final group match.
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