Monday, February 15, 2016

Nepal repeat history to win gold in SAG men’s football, defeat India 2-1

Nepal lead 2-1 with Nawayug Shrestha’s athletic finish 90+2′: Kuthu again makes a stunning save. 90′: Nepal goalie Bikesh Kuthu makes an excellent save denying a glancing header from Indian striker. Four minutes added. 89′: Nepal skipper Biraj Maharjan limps off with a muscle cramp. 81′: Nepal win free-kick at a promising position just in front of the D area. Bimal Gharti Magar steps up to take the free-kick, but his left-footed strike just hit the wall. The second half remains more aggressive with attacks from both sides. 76′: Bimal Gharti Magar is injured. He collided with the Indian custodian while surging alone in the Indian territory. 71′: Nawayug Shrestha scores with his athletic shot. Nepal’s in-form striker Shrestha finishes the move with an emphatic finish after the ball was floated in the penalty area from the right flank. Shrestha evaded his marker and coolly buried the ball into the net to give Nepal a deserving lead in the second half. 69′: Nepal fail to catch in on the opportunity. Nepal equalise with Prakash Budhathoki’s free-kick 66′: Nepal’s Prakash Budathoki scores a sensational free-kick to equalise, after Anjan Bista was brought down just outside the 25 yards, after his surging forward run. He scored the spectacular goal with outside of his root foot. 63′: Nepal’s Heman Gurung targets the goal post, but the Indian custodian easily grabs the ball. 61′: Nepal’s Anjan Bista is brought down by Karanjit Singh. 58′: Nepal’s attacking midfielder Prakash Budathoki has a shy at goal as he beats two Indian defenders inside the penalty area before shooting straight to Indian goalie. 50′: Nepal have failed to exert any real pressure on India as Nepal’s in-form striker Nawayug Shrestha has been tightly marked by Indian defenders. Nepal win a free kicks in the offensive half and have a chance to float a free kick into the Indian penalty area. They also win a subsequent corner kick in the second half. 46′: The second half kicks off. India lead 1-0 against Nepal at HT 45+3′: The first half ends with India 1-0 Nepal. In the first half, India dominated the proceeding and took the deserved lead through the penalty kick. Nepal’s attacking play failed to penetrate the Indian rearguard as they nullified their moves with ease
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