It was nearly India's day in Guwahati. A couple of excellent saves by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and a clever free-kick by Brandon leading to the 72nd goal in national colours for Sunil Chhetri had India 1-0 up for 82 minutes of their 2022 World Cup qualifier.
However, things quickly went downhill for a tired team which looked shaky at the back in the final few minutes. Al Mandhar, the Oman striker who hadn't done much in front of goal for most of the game, turned up when it mattered and netted two vital goals for the away team, snatching three points away from the hosts in a painful manner.