WATCH: Ugly fight breaks out between India, Afghanistan players after the Asian Cup qualifier game | Football News

KOLKATA: A bunch of Indian and Afghanistan gamers have been concerned in pushing and shoving one another after the hosts registered a hard-fought 2-1 win within the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers on the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.
Indian workforce grabbed the essential three factors after they beat Afghanistan 2-1 in a hard-fought Group D match in Kolkata. Sunil Chhetri struck his magic once more with a swirling free-kick purpose (85′) however the Lions of Khorasan pulled one again inside three minutes from a Zubayr Amiri free header (88′) earlier than Sahal Abdul Samad’s prolific strike (90+2′) sealed the deal for the Blue Tigers.

After shedding the match, Afghanistan gamers expressed their frustrations towards India. In a video, extensively shared on social media, three Afghanistan and two Indian gamers might be initially seen pushing and shoving earlier than the scuffle escalates. Nonetheless, Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh tried arduous to pacify the gamers from either side, however he too was pushed by the Afghanistan gamers.
Seeing the ugly scene, the AFC officers rushed to the bottom however the scuffle solely intensified. It’s not identified why the brawl broke out. The organising committee of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers has not mentioned something in regards to the incidents.

After this win, Igor Stimac’s males will face Hong Kong of their summit conflict of the third spherical of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, with the stakes being excessive for either side.