India vs Lebanon Highlights, SAFF Championship: IND beat LEB 4-2 in penalty shootout, will meet Kuwait in final

Udanta takes the fourth penalty and he converts it too. 

Khalil Bader comes to take Lebanon's fourth kick and he sends it over the crossbar. 

India win the shootout 4-2 and march into the final, where they will meet Kuwait.

Mahesh takes the third penalty and he scores. 

Mohammad Sadek scores Lebanon's third penalty. IND 3-2 LEB

Anwar takes the second attempt and he successfully converts it.

Walid Shour from Lebanon comes for the second penalty, he too finds the net. IND 2-1 LEB

It is Sunil Chhetri, who will take India's first penalty. And he converts it successfully. Goes towards his left, the goalkeeper too dives in the right direction but fails to stop it. 

Gurpreet Singh then denies their skipper Hassan Maatouk. 

India lead 1-0. 

That'll be the end of extra time and the score remains 0-0. We'll now have the tiebreakers. Lebanon had substituted their keeper moments earlier. 

Extra time ends.

Mahesh plays the ball towards Chhangte on the left, who takes an attempt at the goal but his shot is savegd by the goalkeeper. 

Lebanon make an interesting substitute, as goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil makes way for Ali Sabeh.

Three minutes of stoppage time. India 0-0 Lebanon (120')

Udanta falls back to defend, and then plays it to Poojary on the flank who runs with the ball but loses the race against the Lebanon player. 

Moments later Anwar plays a long ball towards Udanta, who shows a thumbs up before controling the ball. He passes it to Rohit, who then tries to find Chhetri in the middle but his pass is intercepted. Chhetri gestures he could have played it back to Udanta in the wings. India 0-0 Lebanon (117')

We are watching some classic end to end football as Nikhil Poojary along with Mehtab Singh averts the danger, following which Udanta Singh makes a brilliant run and penetrates into the D. However, he is taken down inside the box but the referee allows the play to continue. India 0-0 Lebanon (113')

Lebanon build a good counterattack, as Khalil Bander takes an attempt from outside the D, which beats Gurpreet but is inches wide of the goalpost. 

Anwar Ali gets a yellow card moments later. India 0-0 Lebanon (109')   

The second half of the extra time is underway and Lebanon have a freekick, yards outside the box on the left side. But the setpiece is beyond everyone's reach and ends in a throw-in. India 0-0 Lebanon (106')

The first half of the extra time also ends goalless. Are we watching a penalty shootout tonight? INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (105') 

A misstouch by Nader Matar creates an opportunity for India as Mahesh runs with the ball but he is pulled back by Mater, forcing referee to book him. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (105')

A defensive error by George Melki almost cost Lebanon a goal. Udanta's cross comes towards the keeper and he calls for the ball but before he could reach it was cleared by Melki with his head. Not a good clearance as India take a shoot from close range before the ball is eventually cleared for a throw-in. 

Udanta then plays an excellent ball for Mahesh, who takes a shot but it is blocked by the Lebanon defender. He then plays it to Chhetri in the middle, who then passes it to his left but the ball eventually ends in a corner, which doesn't result in a goal. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (100')

The ball is played towards Udanta, who is challenged by Mahdi Zein, but falls down in the process. Udanta runs with the ball and squares it inside the box to find Chhetri unmarked but the captain misses from close range. INDIA 0-0 (96')

The first half of the extra time gets underway and India try to build an attack. India wouldn't want to take the match into tie-breakers. Meanwhile, Lebanon's Hussein Zein receives treatment and is substituted by Khalil Bader. 

Moments later Chhetri takes an attempt from outside the D, forcing the Lebanon goalkeeper to make a crucial save. The stadium bursts into “Chhetri Chhetri” chants. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (93')

As India try to build an attack from the left at the dying moments of the match Chhangte is taken down by Karim Darwich and gets a yellow card for his tackle.

The freekick is collected by the Lebanon goalkeeper and referee blows the whistle, marking the end of regulation 90 minutes. It goes into extra time as both teams still look to break the deadlock. India 0-0 Lebanon (Match goes into extra time)

India continue to build momentum as they get back to back corners. 

Five minutes of stoppage time have been added. Udanta Singh is ready to be substituted. He comes in place of Kuruniyan. India 0-0 Lebanon (90'). 

The second corner is dealt comfortably by Lebanon.

Another good attack by Lebanon, this time from the left. The player passes the ball through Indian player's leg to find their captain Hassan Maatouk, who takes an attempt from inside the box. However, his shot sails over the crossbar. 

India take a freekick moments later, a low cross which is not cleared by the Lebanon player. The ball goes and hit another player and the entire Indian unit along with the stadium shouts “handball” but the referee doesn't think so. India 0-0 Lebanon (86')  

A good interception by Akash Mishra as Lebanon try to build an attack from the right. He then plays it to Rohit Kumar, who then plays it to captain Sunil Chhetri. 

Chhetri then tries to send it towards the flank, where Kuruniyan was running but plays it out. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (80')

A good display by Kuruniyan on the left flank, from where he also plays a cross, which is cleared away for a throw-in. 

OUT: Anirudh Thapa, Sahal Abdul Samad, Subasish Bose 

IN: Akash Mishra, Naorem Mahesh, Rohit Kumar  

INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (73')

Lebanon's Zein Farran makes an excellent run from the right, and cuts into the middle as he dribbles past a few players. However, his attempt from outside the box is wayward as it flies towards the corner flag. 

Lebanon builds another attack but that too ends in a goalkick. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (68')

A good ball by Anwar from the deep towards Kuruniyan on the left, he plays it to Thapa in the middle, who could have taken an attempt at the goal, but passes it to Chhangte on the right. He dribbles and takes a shot at the goal but with very less power as the Lebanon goalkeeper makes a comfortable save. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (59')

Lebanon's Hussein Zein is receiving treatment near the centreline. 

India too make their first substitution as Pritam Kotal makes way for Nikhil Poojary. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (57')

Lebanon make a substitution as Ali Markabawi, who was on a yellow card, makes way for Karim Darwich. INDIA 0-0 LEBANON (54') 

An excellent one two between Kuruniyan and Subhasish, but the former is taken down at the halfline. Subhasish runs with the ball and he too is taken down as referee blows his whistle. 

Slight argument as no cards were shown, following which India take a quick freekick but nothing comes out of it. India 0-0 Lebanon (51')