India’s poor run continued in the ongoing Granatkin Tournament at Saint Petersburg, Russia as they go down in the penalty shootout against Kyrgyz Republic in a 9-12th position play-off clash on Tuesday.
Akash Mishra gave the Indian U19 side the lead in the 74th minute but Kyrgyz Republic midfielder Emir Sigaybaev restored parity in the game with a late equaliser in the 88th minute.
After the match ended 1-1 during the regulation time, the Kyrgyz colts sealed the fate of the game by winning the penalty shootout 3-1.
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Floyd Pinto’s boys were off to a terrible start as Sumit Rathi was given the marching orders in just the 3rd minute of the game due to a high-boot challenge on opposition custodian Priadkin Artem.