Culture

Watch: India score superb goal vs Lebanon on way to victory in Intercontinental Cup

India won the Intercontinental Cup with a 2-0 victory over Lebanon in the football final at Bhubaneshwar on Sunday. The video shows the first goal being scored by the Indian forwards, five minutes into the second half, in an incredible show of dribbling skills and precise passing.

The extraordinary move was initiated with Lallianzuala Chhangte sending the ball to Nikhil Poojary near the touchline. Poojary then took the Lebanon players by surprise with an incredible backheel pass, back to Chhangte who weaved past the remaining defenders and passed the ball low to Sunil Chettri who drove home neatly to beat the goalkeeper.

Lallianzuala Chhangte then struck again in the 65th minute to increase take the victory margin to 2-0.

This is India’s second title triumph in the tournament, following their win in the inaugural edition in 2018. Korea had won in 2019.

IN Bureau

Recent Posts

Indian trade delegation to visit Washington as India-US trade talks enter final stage: Govt Sources

India and the United States have stepped up their trade talks, with both sides actively…

12 minutes ago

Houthis sink Greek-owned ship in Red Sea; 4 crew killed, 6 rescued, search ops continue

Six crew members of the Liberian-flagged cargo ship 'Eternity C', which sank in the Red…

53 minutes ago

Brazil hits back at Trump with “Reciprocity Law” as US imposes 50 pc tariff, rejects “any form of tutelage” on internal matters

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (local time) issued a firm response…

3 hours ago

Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolts Jhajjar, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck Jhajjhar district in Haryana on Thursday morning, according to…

3 hours ago

PM Modi delivers 17 addresses in foreign parliaments, equals combined total of all Congress PMs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received a standing ovation and non-stop applause from lawmakers…

3 hours ago

With Africa, India seeks not to compete, but to cooperate: PM Modi

Hailing the relations between India and Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the ties…

4 hours ago