Asian Games 2023, India vs Saudi Arabia Live Score, September 28: India’s Defense Breached As Saudi Arabia Take 2-0 Lead

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: GOAL

GOAL!!! Mohammed Khalil Marran does it again and hits his second goal of the day. Saad Fahad Alnasser gets the ball and gives a beautiful pass to Marran, who then makes a run from left to right and fires a shot towards the goal. The ball comfortably goes into the net as Saudi Arabia get their second goal.

IND 0-2 KSA (57″)

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: GOAL

GOAL!!! Mohammed Khalil Marran has provided Saud Arabia with their first goal. Al-Shabat smartly outplays Rahim Ali and then passes the ball towards Marran inside the box. Marran makes no mistake and unleashes a header towards the target, which didges Dheeraj. Saudi Arabia finally take a lead. 

IND 0-1 KSA (51″)

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Good save from Dheeraj

Saudi Arabia win a foul in the first few minutes of the second half. Musab takes the free-kick and fires a shot. However, the kick goes straight towards goalkeeper Dheeraj, who timely punches it away and averts the coming threat. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: We are back

Hello and welcome to the second half of the Asian Games 2023 men’s football match between India and Saudi Arabia. Both the teams tied at 0-0 in the first half and will look to break the deadlock now. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Half-time

This marks the end of the first-half of the Asian Games 2023 men’s football Round of 16 match between India and Saudi Arabia. The scores are tied at 0-0, so far. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Yellow card for Asiri

Saudi Arabia’s Haitham Mohammed Asiri is caught off-side by the referee but he still keeps on kicking the ball. The referee takes this move seriously and shows a yellow card to him. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Good work from Jhinghan

Saudi Arabia get a good chance of taking a lead as Haitham Mohammed Asiri gets the ball and beats all opponents on his way to enter the Indian box. He then passes it to Mohammed Khalil Marran but Sandesh Jhingan strikes the ball out and averts the danger. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Saudi Arabia miss the free-kick

Saudi Arabia get a free-kick after India’s Chinglensana Singh commits a foul. However, they did not to capitalize on the opportunity as Saad Fahad Alnasser and Musab Fahad Aljuwayr fail to hit the target. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Musab misses the target

Saudi Arabia’s Musab Fahad Aljuwayr gets the hold of the ball and smartly tackles Dheeraj, to enter India’s box. He then fires a shot towards the goal but it goes off the bar. Saudi Arabia miss on a good opportunity. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Good attempt by Zakaria Hawsawi

Saudi Arabia’s Zakaria Hawsawi brilliantly brings the ball inside India’s box and attempts to score. He then unleashes a shot towards the target but it goes far away from the goal. Bad luck for Saudi Arabia. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: India miss the target

India captain Sunil Chhetri gets the hold of the ball and unleashes a shot towards the target. However, the shot goes some inches away from the post. Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Ahmed Fahad Al Jubaya also makes a brilliant attempt. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: Foul by Rahim Ali

India’s Rahim Ali smartly takes the ball ahead but ends up bringing Mohammed Waheed Alshamat down. The referee wastes no time and signals foul to Rahim. 

Asian Games 2023 Live Score: India making early chances

Team is displaying their attacking side from the very beginning. Sunil Chhetri and Gurkirat Singh are smartly outplaying the field and creating opportunities for India. Both the teams are trying their hard to take an early lead. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: We are underway

The Round of 16 men’s football match between India and Saudi Arabia begins. The Sunil Chhetri-led side will be kick-starting the game and will aim for a win. 

India vs Saudi Arabia, Live Score: India’s journey at Asian Games

The Blue Tigers started their journey at the Asian Games with a 5-1 loss against China but won their second game against Bangladesh 1-0 and ended the group stage with a 1-1 draw against Myanmar.

Asian Games 2023 Live Score: Saudi Arabia’s Lineup

Saudi Arabia XI: (4-5-1)

Ahmed Fahad Al Jubaya (GK); Mohammed Waheed Alshamat, Rayan Mohammed Hamed, Mohammed Alyami, Zakaria Hawsawi; Faisal Abdurahman Alghamdi (C), Saad Fahad Alnasser, Awad Haidar Alnashri, Haitham Mohammed Asiri, Musab Fahad Aljuwayr; Mohammed Khalil Marran

Asian Games 2023 Live Score: India’s Lineup

India XI: (3-4-1-2)

Dheeraj Singh (GK); Lalchungnunga, Sandesh Jhingan, Chinglensana Singh; Abdul Rabeeh, Narender Gahlot, Amarjit Singh, Rahul KP; Sunil Chhetri (C); Rahim Ali, Gurkirat Singh

Substitutes: Gurmeet, Vishal Yadav, Sumit Rathi, Ayush Chhetri, Samuel James Lyngdoh, Aniket Jadhav, Vincy Barretto, Bryce Miranda, Rohit Danu, Azfar Noorani

Asian Games 2023 Live Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Asian Games 2023 football Round of 16 match between India and Saudi Arabia, straight from Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou. Stay tuned for all the live updates.