India vs Kuwait, SAFF Championship Final Highlights: IND win 9th title, beat KUW on penalties in thrilling final

Just a minute of extra time as Gurpreet collects a shot straight into him. No way to separate the two sides at the moment, there have been equal threats on both sides of the field.

Akash with an attempted through ball down the left to Chhangte but the pass has too much in it. Chhangte runs back applauding the effort. 

A move straight out of the training ground from India, the ball is passed to Chhetri who finds Udanta in the box on the right. Udanta's attempted square pass is cut off for a corner which comes to nothing. Both sides have had their chances here.

98 mins: Alenezi did pull up with cramps a couple of times towards the end of the second half. He now has to be stretchered out after India win a free kick on the right about 40 yards away from goal. Al Dashti comes out in his place and India take the free kick…

93 mins: AlRashidi with a wonderful backflick on the right to release Al Fahad down that flank. His cross is blocked by Mahesh and the resultant corner comes to nothing. 

Chhetri kicks off the proceedings in extra time. 30 minutes of it to be played split into two halves of 15 minutes each, plus injury time that could be added on of course in both halves. 

The players can take a breather now. The match has been brutally physical thus far and it ends all square. Both goals had gone in the first half, Alkhaldi giving Kuwait the lead before Chhangte equalised about 15 minutes later. 

94 mins: Some action at the other end after India were absolutely stuck in their final third for the past ferw minutes. Mahesh release Rohit who squared it for… no one, it just rolled right past the face of goal. India come again but that move breaks down after Udanta seemingly trips himself inside the box. 

91 mins: Abdullah latches on to the ball falling loose in the box on the left and takes a shot at the near post, Gurpreet dives low to make the save. 

88 mins: It is hit into the wall from 30 yards out from the right. The resulting corner comes to nothing as well. Kuwait have had far more chances in these last 10 minutes but this doesn't look like it will be decided in regulation time. India pull out Sahal and bring on Udanta. 

Kuwait win a free kick about 40 yards out. Chhetri animatedly tells his defenders to be careful with their tackles, they are all on yellow cards now. Abdullah takes the shot, it takes a deflection and goes out for a corner that comes to nothing.

78 mins: Rohit gets a yellow card just over a minute after coming on flicks his hand at Sultan Alanezi. That leads to a coming together between the two sides in the middle. Meanwhile Sandesh Jhingan gets away with a foul, he is already on a yellow remember. 

Mahesh comes in to replace Thapa, Rohit replaces Kuruniyan. Earlier, Kuwait had replaced Al Faneeni with Al Rashidi.

This game has been played in between fouls and free kicks. The latest infringement happens when Kuruniyan cynically pulls down a Kuwaiti player by his shirt. He receives a yellow card and the free kick is blazed from about 35 yards away over the bar. Sandhu tries to release the ball early but that quick break is stopped by Abdullah doing what Ashique did and pulling Chhetri by his shirt. He gets a yellow card as well.

India win a free kick at the halfway line on the right. Thapa stands over it after the referee clears up the players who surround him as usual and then a final bit of pettiness as Hajiah rolls the back at Thapa, protesting against from where the Indian is taking the kick. The free kick is taken and Marzouq comes off his line to cradle the ball.

Cross-field pass on the break from Kuwait aimed at the Abdullah who seemingly has acres of space down the left flank. But Poojary does brilliant sprint all the way back and smother Abdullah before he can do anything dangerous. The resulting corner comes to nothing for Kuwait.

55 mins: The stadium comes alive by Akash's marauding run down the left flank, Albloushi covering him all the way and the Indian is fouled for a cynical pull back oin the Kuwaiti once the latter runs ahead of him chasing the ball. 

Almost hara-kiri there from Kuwait as a Chhangte nearly latches on to a loose back pass to the goalkeeper from a defender. Marzouq comes rushing off his line to clear the danger.

Right the two sides interchange their halves and it is the away side who kick off the second half. Both sides have lost a centre back that they started out, with remember. Here we go again!

And breathe. A half that was as frantic and thrilling as one would have expected considering what went down in the league match between these two sides. Shabaib al Khaldi's strike gave Kuwait the early lead, which was nothing less than what they deserved considering just how much more settled they looked on the ball than the hosts. But India seem to wake up after that, with Chhetri coming close with a ping from outside the box and Chhangte also threatening on the rebound. A good flow was hard to come by as tackles, fouls and complaints flew everywhere and in the midst of it all, India produced a lovely move in the final third that led to Lallianzuala Chhangte scoring the equaliser. It is all to play for in the second half. Keep your eyes peeled. 

45 mins: Ref gives a foul on India as Ashique brings down Al Faneeni on the right flank. Then moments later, it is the Kuwaitis who are buzzing around the ref and this time, the latter has had enough. Yellow cards for Al Bloushi and Al Dhefeery alongwith someone from the Kuwait bench for protesting against his decision. There will be four minutes of added time. 

Kuruniyan meets a lofted pass into the Kuwait box with a header and it floats way off target but it was a chance for India to take the lead almost as soon as they scored the equaliser. The stadium is positively bouncing now.

AND CUE PANDEMONIUM AT THE KANTEERAVA! Chhetri with a sublime through ball to Sahal in front inside the box, the latter squares it to Chhangte who taps it in. 

Not a pretty sight for India as Anwar Ali is stretchered off. Mehtab Singh comes out in his place. Both sides have had to make substitutions on the first half due to injuries. It has beenm that kind of a game. 

There is absolutely no flow in the game at the moment as fouls fly around everywhere. Jhingan gets a booking on Al Harbi, leading to the Indian players being absolutely incensed and the crowd unleashing an expletive laden chant directed at the ref.