The White Falcons from Kyrgyzstan were culled by a hardworking India, thanks to an inspirational performance from their skipper. What have we learnt?
In the end, Tuesday night turned out to be one to remember for the maddeningly vociferous crowd at the Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru which turned up to cheer India against Kyrgyzstan as they continued their quest to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Despite being dominated by the visitors for large parts of the game, the Blue Tigers showed plenty of resolve to ride their skipper's inspirational effort to triumph 1-0 on the night and take a huge leap towards making the Asian dream a reality.