IND vs uzb Football: India vs Uzbekistan clash in Asian Cup, Indian team will have to perform better

The Indian team, which presented a tough challenge to the strong Australian team, will face Uzbekistan in its second group match of the Asian Cup football tournament today and its aim will be to perform better than the previous match. India is at 102nd place in the world ranking while Uzbekistan is at 68th place.

In its first match played on January 13, India did not allow title contenders Australia to score a goal for 50 minutes. But in the end it had to face defeat by 0-2. Australia adopted an aggressive approach, but the Indian team led by Sunil Chhetri did not allow them to win by a big margin. The Indian defense played well in the first half and they will try to continue it against Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan played its first match against Syria in a goalless draw.

Indian captain Sunil Chhetri said that Uzbekistan team is not as strong as Australia. But they are a good team so we will face a big challenge in this match also. India will have to focus on retaliating against Uzbekistan. Frontline players like Chhetri Manvir Singh will have to take advantage of whatever opportunity they get. Sandesh Jhingan’s role will be important in the defence. He showed a brilliant game against Australia.