Captain Sunil Chhetri’s charismatic game helped India beat Cambodia 2-0 in the opening match of the third round of Asia Cup qualification on Wednesday. Sunil Chhetri scored both the goals. Sunil Chhetri, playing the 126th international match, has scored 81 goals in his international career. With this, he has reached the sixth place in the list of highest goalscorers in the world.
First goal scored on penalty:
Chhetri scored the 80th goal of his career on a penalty in the 14th minute. India were leading 1-0 at halftime. There was an interesting clash between the two teams at the Salt Lake Stadium. In the 60th minute of the second half, Sunil Chhetri scored a field goal to give India a 2-0 lead. The Asia Cup football tournament can be held in late 2023 or early 2024.
Chhetri beats UAE’s Mabkhout:
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is at the first place in terms of international goals scored with 117 goals in 188 matches. It is followed by Ali Dai of Iran with 109 goals in 149 matches, Mokhtar Dahari of Malaysia at number three with 89 goals in 142 matches, Lionel Messi of Argentina with 86 goals in 162 matches and Ferenc Puskas of Hungary at number five with 84 goals in 85 matches. Huh. Sunil Chhetri of India has reached number six with 81 goals in 126 matches. He surpassed Ali Mabkhout (80 goals) of the United Arab Emirates.
India will next play Afghanistan on June 11 for a place in the Asia Cup finals. At the same time, there will be a clash with Hong Kong on June 14. Hong Kong beat Afghanistan 2-1.
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