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Indian football: Kyrgyzstan coach says 'it was not difficult' to defend Indian attack but laments poor finishing

Kyrgyzstan suffered defeat against India after Sunil Chhetri scored the only goal of the game but the losing team's coach feels they tried their best

Kyrgyzstan head coach Aleksandr Krestinin spoke to the press after the defeat against India in Bangalore and although the final result wasn't desired, the head coach of the losing team felt his team gave it their best shot.

"We tried to do our best, continued to pressure but we couldn’t finish our chances" said a disappointed Krestinin who also felt that an early substituition he had to make changed the game. The gaffer had to replace his injured striker following a clash with India's Gurpreet Singh in the early minutes of the game.