India clinch an awesome victory in the SAFF Cup Final against the mighty Afghanistan team with the brilliant strikes from Sunil Chhetri and Jeje Lalpekhlua on Sunday night.
Afghanistan got the first lead when Zubayr Amiri scored for defending champions . But Jeje Lalpekhlua, who was in magnificent form throughout the series, scored the equalizer in the next minute from a brilliant pass from Sunil Chetri. None of the team could score another goal for the rest of the 90th minutes and the game continues to extra time.
Indian captain Chhetri then rose to the challenge as he scored the winner in the 10th minute of the extra-time to give India a sweet revenge of their 2013 final loss to Afghanistan.
The most valuable player of this Tournament is Indian Captain Sunil Chetri.
Watch the video of the celebration of the Indian Football team with their coach Stephen Constantine after the great victory
VIDEO: @AiffMedia players celebrating with @StephenConstan after their #SAFFSuzukiCup triumph! pic.twitter.com/D72t4OMrVG
— SAFF Suzuki Cup (@SAFFSuzukiCup) January 3, 2016
AIFF President Shri Praful Patel was quite excited with this win and he expresses his feelings through twitter.
India crowned champions in the #SAFFSuzukiCup Final. Kudos to the boys on this thrilling victory.
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) January 3, 2016
He also announces a lump sum to the boys for this stunning victory
On behalf of #AIFF I announce a bonus of 50000 dollars above the 50000 dollars prize money to the team. @AiffMedia#IndianFootball
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) January 3, 2016
Best of Luck Indian Football Team – You have given a perfect start to this New Year.
