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Farukh after India’s 1-1 draw vs Vietnam

Farukh after India’s 1-1 draw vs Vietnam

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Farukh Choudhary, the star of India’s 1-1 draw against Vietnam in an international friendly on Saturday, is happy to contribute to the national team but said India could have scored more goals. Farukh’s selection for the match raised eyebrows since he was sidelined for three years. But he scored a second-half goal to level the score after Vi Hao Bui had given Vietnam a 38th-minute lead. With India holding the hosts to a 1-1 draw, Farukh said, “Personally, I feel great. I have not been a part of the national team for a long time, but this is where I wanted to be. I worked hard at my clubs and I knew in my heart that I deserved to be here.” “I am glad that I could make a difference for the team, but I feel that we could have scored another,” he said. “But everyone played well together as a team. Gurpreet and Anwar also had exceptional games in defence, which is why we got this score.” The last time Farukh turned out for …

“We Could Have Scored Another”: Farukh Choudhary After 1-1 Draw Against Vietnam

“We Could Have Scored Another”: Farukh Choudhary After 1-1 Draw Against Vietnam

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Returning to action after three years, midfielder Farukh Choudhary feels they could have scored another goal as India had to settle for a 1-1 draw against hosts Vietnam in an international friendly in Nam Dinh. Manolo Marquez’s selection of Farukh had raised eyebrows but the midfielder, who was sidelined for three years, struck a second-half goal to level things for India after Vi Hao Bui had given the hosts a 38th minute lead. “Personally, I feel great. I’ve not been a part of the national team for a long time, but this is where I wanted to be. I worked hard at my clubs and I knew in my heart that I deserved to be here,” Farukh said. The last time Farukh turned out for India, he created an assist against Nepal, in October 2021, in a 1-0 victory in Male. But an unfortunate knee injury meant that he had to start from square one on his way back to the national team. “I’m glad that I could make a difference for the …

India Draw 1-1 vs Vietnam In Football Friendly, Farukh Choudhary Scores, Winless Run Stretches To 11 Games

India Draw 1-1 vs Vietnam In Football Friendly, Farukh Choudhary Scores, Winless Run Stretches To 11 Games

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Manolo Marquez will have to wait for his first win as India head coach as his team played out a 1-1 draw in an entertaining international football friendly match against Vietnam here on Saturday. Vietnam took the lead in the 38th minute through Nguyen Hoang Duc before Farukh Choudhary equalised in the 53rd minute at the Thien Truong Stadium, around 100 km from Hanoi. In Marquez’s two matches as head coach so far, India drew against Mauritius and lost 0-3 to Syria in the Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad last month. Ranked 116th, Vietnam are 10 spots higher than India (126th) in the FIFA rankings. In an eventful first half, India goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stopped a penalty kick awarded to Vietnam in the 10th minute after Rahul Bheke fouled a home side attacker. Vietnam captain Que Ngoc Hai’s shot, however, went straight to Sandhu. Two minutes before that, Choudhary was let free in an Indian attack but his left-footer from just outside the box was stopped by Vietnam goalie Nguyen Filip. …

Positives from India’s draw against Vietnam: Striker Farukh Chaudhary shows he can find the target | Football News

Positives from India’s draw against Vietnam: Striker Farukh Chaudhary shows he can find the target | Football News

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Only three games into his stint as the head coach of the Indian team, Manolo Marquez got the few things that are in his control right in the national team’s friendly against Vietnam. The spine of the Indian XI was built on the backs of defender Anwar Ali and central midfielders Apuia Ralte and Brandon Fernandes. Marquez got a few eyebrow-catching performances as well, chief of which was Farukh Chaudhary, a familiar name in Indian football, who played, and scored as a striker. The Spaniard was also reminded of some of the team’s ever-lasting reliance on Gurpreet Singh Sandhu bailing them out of tough spots as well. On Saturday, the national team played one of its better games over the last year – a year where they were kicked out of the AFC Asian Cup from the group stage without scoring a goal, and then missed out on reaching the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers after a humiliating 1-2 loss to Afghanistan at home. Better does not necessarily mean good though, as …

Farukh Choudhary’s strike helps Indian team to hold Vietnam to a draw

Farukh Choudhary’s strike helps Indian team to hold Vietnam to a draw

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The India senior men’s national team played an inspired second half to hold hosts Vietnam to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly at the Thiên Trường Stadium in Nam Định, Vietnam, on Saturday. Bui Vi Hao put crowd favourites Vietnam in the lead in the 38th minute, but India pulled back through comeback man Farukh Choudhary’s 58th-minute goal. The last time Choudhary played for India was on October 10, 2021. Overall, India produced an all-round performance, with heroics from the defence, the attack, and the midfield. Goalkeeper and skipper Gurpreet Singh put up a stellar performance, which included a penalty kick save in the 27th minute. While Vietnam is ranked 116 in the FIFA table, India is 10 places behind them. Vietnam was on the attack from the starting whistle and was looking to pry open the India defence with quick short passes in the attacking third. Hoang Duc and Nguyen Van Toan, the two focal points in the Vietnam attacks, were combining well in their efforts to get behind the Indian defence. Hoang …