All square at Thống Nhất Stadium as India held Singapore for a 1-1 draw. Singapore’s Ikhsan Fandi open up the account by finding the net in the 37th minute. ATKMB’s Malayali winger Ashique Kuruniyan scored an equalizer before the half time in the 43th minute, and it was assisted by the Indian Legend and Captain Sunil Chhetri. Currently, with the four-match unbeaten streak, the Blue Tigers have a great opportunity to win silverware in the Hung Thinh tournament and keep the momentum going. Star defender Sandesh Jhingan was rested for this opening fixture by Igor Štimac and give him a start against Vietnam, a team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup. Before this game, India and Singapore have played 26 times across all competitions and friendlies. India has won 12 games while Singapore has won 11. Three games has ended in a draw.
India XI: Gurpreet(GK), Anwar, Narender, Akash, Thapa, Chhetri (C), Roshan, Colaco, Sahal, Ashique, Jeakson.
Singapore XI: Sunny(GK) (C), Pereira, Nazari, Anumanthan, Shahiran, Ikhsan, Swandi, Harun, Stewart, Irfan, Halim.
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