SAFF Championship: India beat Kuwait in penalty shootout to win 9th title | Football News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: A determined Team India edged Kuwait in a tense penalty shootout to clinch a record ninth SAFF Championship title in Bengaluru on Tuesday.India finished with a score-line of 5-4 in the shoot-out after both sides were deadlocked 1-1 in 120 minutes in the summit clash.After five rounds of penalty kicks the score-line remained 4-4 as sudden-death came into play.Mahesh Naorem scored for India in the sudden death while India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved Khaled Hajiah's shot to help the team secure a thrilling win.In the regulation time, Shabaib Al Khaldi had put Kuwait in the lead in the 14th minute before Lallianzuala Chhangte equalised in the 39th minute.As It HappenedDefending champion India and Kuwait had also played out a 1-1 draw in their last group match.This was ...