Team India became the champion, the stadium echoed with Vande Mataram, Sunil Chhetri became emotional, watching the video will give you goosebumps!
About 30 thousand fans had come to watch the final match of SAFF Championship between India and Kuwait. The match was played at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
Hosts India defeated Kuwait 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the SAFF Football Championship for the ninth time. With this victory, the Indian team completed its hat-trick. She has won the Nations Cup and the Intercontinental Cup before this tournament. The sight that was seen in the stadium after the victory of the Indian team will be remembered by the fans for years.
Fans sang Vande Mataram in unison
Around 30,000 fans thronged the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru to witness the thrilling final match between India and Kuwait. As soon as the match was over, Sunil Chhetri started greeting the fans. Only then the song Vande Mataram started echoing in the entire stadium. Chhetri and the fans were seen singing this song together. Gradually, the entire Team India was also seen singing ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’ along with the fans. Only patriotism was visible everywhere. This video became increasingly viral on social media. Everyone watching the video felt as if they were present in the same stadium.
Chhetri thanked the fans
Sunil Chhetri thanked the fans after the match. He thanked the Bangalore crowd for cheering him in this thrilling match. Chhetri told that this match was not easy at all but the fans left no stone unturned to cheer him. Chhetri also plays for Bengaluru FC.
Indian team won the match in sudden death
Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu dived to save the decisive penalty as India beat Kuwait 5-4 in a shootout to lift the SAFF Football Championship title for the ninth time. Both the teams were tied at 1-1 till 120 minutes of play. The score was still 4-4 after five rounds of the penalty shootout, after which the decision was taken on sudden death. Mahesh Norem scored and Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Sandhu made a diving save to save Khalid Hajiya’s shot.
