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India play out draw with Vietnam

This was India’s second draw under new coach Manolo Marquez. AIFF

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Vietnam took the lead in the 38th minute through Nguyen Hoang Duc before Farukh Choudhary equalised in the 53rd minute at the Thien Truong Stadium, around 100km from Hanoi.

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In Marquez’s two previous matches as head coach, India drew against Mauritius and lost 0-3 to Syria in the Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad last month.

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Ranked 116th, Vietnam are 10 spots higher than India (126th) in the FIFA rankings.

In an eventful first half, India goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stopped a penalty kick awarded to Vietnam in the 10th minute after Rahul Bheke fouled a home side attacker. Vietnam captain Que Ngoc Hai’s shot, however, went straight to Sandhu.

Originally, India were to play in a tri-Nation tournament but Lebanon pulled out, citing difficulties in flying out of the country due to the ongoing crisis at home.

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