India wants to put defeat aside as they face Australia in AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifier

Kuwait City [Kuwait]16 October (ANI): The India U-20 men’s national team wants to put their defeat against Iraq behind as they face Australia in their next match of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 qualifiers.

India will next face Australia at Ali Sabah Al Salem Stadium in Kuwait City. The match, which kicks off at 7:00 PM IST, will be streamed live on the Indian Football Team’s Facebook page.

“We saw Australia vs. Kuwait last night and they are of course a very good team. If we can, we can get results against them as well,” head coach Shanmugam Venkatesh said, according to an AIFF press release.

In the first round of Group H, Iraq beat India 4-2, while Australia defeated hosts Kuwait 4-1 in their second match of the night. These results put Australia and Iraq in the top two places respectively, with India and Kuwait in third and her fourth respectively.

“The players put in a good performance in the match. I was very happy with the way they played until the end. It’s important, we didn’t get much, we didn’t have any international experience due to the COVID situation, but the way our boys fought there gave us the best domestic experience they could get. I showed that I was preparing for

“With the kind of domestic preparation we had, they did very well and they showed their character,” he added.

The coach pointed out that most of the goals conceded by the team came in the first ten minutes of the first half or second half.

“If we can overcome the lack of concentration at the beginning, we can do really well. But the important thing is that they showed character and grit, which is what I always like to see on the pitch.” he said.

“Obviously we made some mistakes that cost us on the pitch, but we’ll fix them and fight again in the next game. It’s always a learning process, that’s football,” said Venkatesh. ‘ said. (Ani)