India go down fighting against Bahrain

New Delhi: A penalty save from captain and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Rahul Bhekes first international goal couldn't prevent Bahrain beating India 2-1 in an international friendly played in Manama City on Wednesday.

Goals from Mohqmed Hardan and Mahdi Humaidan in either half sealed it for Bahrain, even as Bheke's powerful header -- his first international goal - had helped India restore parity in the 56th minute.

The match saw five players making their international debuts. While Head Coach Igor Stimac named VP Suhair and Danish Farooq in the starting line-up, Naorem Roshan Singh, Aniket Jadhav and Anwar Ali came on as second-half substitutes.

India next play Belarus in another international friendly on March 26. 

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