India 0-1 Thailand women’s football HIGHLIGHTS, Asian Games 2023: India loses to Thailand, exits Hangzhou 2022

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And that will be the end of the road for the Blue Tigresses as they lose 0-1 to a higher-ranked Thailand. India had its chances but its inablility to convert chances has costed the tournament

Thailand’s doesn’t seem like stopping as it continues to look for further openings. Saowalat, sensing India’s lack of numbers on defense, tries to make her way into the box and shoot but the shot goes straight to Shreya

OUT: Thanrawat IN: Thanakon

The substitute is getting substituted!

Four added minutes

OUT: Manisha IN: Ranjana; OUT: Sangita IN: Renu

Superb close range save from Shreya. Nuanlong makes a daunting run and she recieves the ball inside the box on the left, she progresses even further and tries to finish but Shreya’s reflexes get the better of the Thai international

Into the final 10 minutes of the match and it’s looking increasingly possible that India might end up on the losing side. But the Blue Tigresses have been on the acendancy ever since Thailand took the lead but their problems in front of the goal has been exposed time and again everytime the go at a goal..

It’s a 3 v 1 situation on the Thai half as three Indian outfits rush towards the goal. Manisha initiates the attack and finds Pyari near the box but the linesman raises the flag. OFFSIDE!

OUT: Paricaht IN: Thawanrat; OUT: Nipawan IN: Nuanglong

India has been on the attack ever since the introduction of Pyari. She continues to create problems for the defense as this time, she tries her luck from outside the box. But the shot goes directly towards Tiffany

DRAMA!! Pyari took the ball inside the box, sent it to Manisha on the left. The latter tried to find Pyari again inside the box, takes a deflection off a Thai outfit and goes towards Tiffany, who makes a wonderful goal line save!

OUT: Grace IN: Sandhiya

Shot from a distance from Sontisawat but that is also not on target. Way off the target infact

India has looked positive in the midfield but has found it difficult to create any openings in the opposite half. That was the case in initial minutes of the first half and that continues here as well

Another corner for India. Manisha serves it inside the box. Commotion inside the box that eventually leads to Manisha getting it back on the right. She tries to find the back of the net but it gets saved

Pilawan is booked for her challenge on Manisha on the buildup to an attack. Corner for India but nothing substantial happens

CHANCE! Bala Devi gets a superb through ball at the edge of the box. She lets it through her legs towards Manisha on the left, who takes it inside the box and tries to finish but hits it straight to Tiffany

THAILAND TAKES THE LEAD! Parichat finds the back of the net. Nipawan initiated the attack by finding Nipawan inside the half on the right side. The latter sent in a low cross towards an unmarked Parichat, who buried it in past Shreya

Nipawan tries her luck from a distance but the ball is way off the target

Injury for India right at the start. Sweety Devi is hit on her face from a cross from Kanyanat. Looked gruesome but she shrugs it off quickly.

India gets the ball rolling as the second 45minutes begins

Substitution for Thailand:

OUT: Ploychompoo IN: Orawan

A half in which Thailand dominated the initial minutes but India came into the game afterward to test the defense constantly. This might’ve been a goalless half but was an entertaining one nonetheless. The Blue Tigresses will hope to take the game away, considering the way they’ve performed thus far. Game on!

Superb cross by Bala Devi from the middle, inside the box towards Manisha, who gets a first touch on her preferred left foot. She shoots but it is too weak to test Tiffany at goal. What a chance for India..

India concedes yet another corner. The ball curves into the center, Philawan climbs over the Indian defense and tries to head it in but the ball goes away

Three added minutes

The corner is cleared without much fuss but Sontisawat collects it on the rebound. But before tries to advance on the left, Anju intercepts to clear the danger away

Ploychompoo takes the kick, sends it inside the box but Manisha heads it away for a corner.

India concedes another foul. Sangita it is yet again, who clatters onto Kanyanat. Free kick for Thailand but Sangita is let off with a warning

Another hiccup for the Thai team. This time it’s Sontisawat, who is down after a challenge near the halfway line

Free kick for Thailand. Sontisawat serves it inside the box. Saowalak jumps to find the ball, she tries to head it in but Shreya punches it away. On the way, her punch also landed on the back of Saowalat’s head, who is down in pain. After a couple of moments, Shreya is also down, probably from the same challenge. Both get attended by their respective medical teams. A stretcher comes out for Saowalak, but she says no and walks away to shrug off the pain

Although India is finding it hard to control Thailand’s posessional play, they are doing well in the final third to prevent anything happening at the goal. India needs a lot more of counter attacking football if they intend to edge past Thailand in this must-win game

Wonderful play on the right from Anju as she takes the ball into the final third. She spots three Indian outfits inside the box and sends in a searching cross. But Thailand manages to head it away.

Dalima clips Kanyanat’s boots and the referee blows her whistle to bring the game to a stop. Dalima gets just a verbal warning

Grace shoots it wide!! Anju got the ball in the middle, she sent in a curler inside the box towards Bala Devi but it was headed away. Bala Devi tries to finish on the rebound but gets blocked. Grace finds it again and shot but failed to keep it on target!!

CHANCE SQUANDERED! An identical attack from Saowalak herself. She ran inside the box on the left, tried to find the far corner but Shreya palmed it away. Corner for Thailand but nothing happens

A complacent Indian defense lets Thailand to move forward. Saowalak got the ball at the edge fo the box, went in and tries to finish, but Shreya saves it without much trouble

Ashalata Devi’s last second clearance keeps Thailand at bay. Kanyanat wreaked havoc in the midflied and advanced into the box. She bettered that with a fake shot that decieved a defender but before the Thai forward could do anything, Ashalata came in with a sliding tackle to clear it

Dalima takes the corner kick. Serves it inside the box. Thailand pushes the ball out of the box after quite a struggle and Grace finally gets hold of it. She tries her luck from outside the box and leads to another corner as this takes a deflection as well

Huge defensive error from Thailand. Manisha gets the ball at the edge of the box, turns around and feeds it to Bala Devi inside the box. She shoots but her shot takes a deflection off a Thailand player and goes out for a Corner

Another attack from Thailand, this time on the right side. Saowalak gets the ball deep into the opposition territory and tried to find someone inside the box. But Shreya is there to save it

Nervy start for the Blue Tigresses thus far as they continue to struggle maintaining possession. They aren’t able to find any openings on either of the flanks, a move that helped them big time last match. Thailand has sniffed this strategy out and are preventing India from lurking on the flanks

Superb throw in by Dalima as she finds Anju on the right in the final third. The latter serves it inside the box in an attempt to find Bala Devi inside the box but Kanjanaporn is there to help Tiffany save it

A counter from India finally. Indumathi plays a lofted long ball towards Anju on the right channel. Two Thai defenders team up to manage that dangerous play

Ploychompoo is down and in pain after a strong tackle by Sangita. Referee says play on and the Thai outfits take it to the final third. But Indumathi is there to stop Saowalak in her tracks

The initial minutes of the game belong to Thailand as they dictate the terms in the midfield for the time being

Pattaranam will take the first corner of the game. She serves it inside with a high cross but the Indian defense overpowers the opposition to clear it away easily

Early chance for Thailand as they take it deep inside the box but Dalima kicks it away for a corner

Thailand gets the ball rolling. India will eye a win here as that would be enough to see it through to the last 8 stage! Thailand is sporting an all red attire while India is seen in their regular blues

Thomas Dennerby has gone with an unchanged Indian starting 11 as the teams gear up for kick-off. Players have made their way into the middle. Two Indian players, Sangita and Manisha, are on a yellow card and will have to be careful this time around!

For India, which suffered a 1-2 loss at the hands of Taipei in their last game, a win against Thailand might just be enough to take it through to the last eight, though head coach Thomas Dennerby feels that the Blue Tigresses will have to work hard to gain victory against Thailand.

“We were a bit unhappy with the last result, but the overall mood is good. We need to put that game behind us and move on to the Thailand match, which we have been doing,” said Dennerby to the-aiff.com.

“We have seen a few of Thailand’s recent games, and they are a good side. But they are on a level that we can also match, provided our team put in a good day’s work on the pitch,” he said. “Our training sessions have been light. We’ve done more work tactically, and on set-pieces. Hopefully we can find a way to beat them.”

The Swede feels that taking a few more risks against Thailand could reap the desired fruits for the Blue Tigresses.

“We need to win to have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals. There are no other options. That means that we need to take a few more risks, but also maintain good balance,” he said.

“Thailand are a side that want to play all around the field. They can produce some good combination play around the offensive box, and push very high with their wingers and full-backs in attack, and are quite organised defensively as well,” said Dennerby.

However, unlike the match against the Chinese Taipei, where India squandered a goal lead to lose 1-2, Dennerby feels that his players need to hold their nerve.

“Our players did really well against Chinese Taipei, and were stable in their respective positions. What really changed the game was the equaliser. After that, the players got a little nervous, which is something we need to work on,” he said. “We need to stand strong against Thailand, even if things don’t go in our favour.”

India: Shreya, Sweety Devi, Ashalata Devi, Sanju, Dalima, Sangita, Anju, Grace, Indumathi, Manisha, Bala Devi

Thailand: Tiffany Darunee, Kanjanporn, Phonphirun, Parichat, Panittha, Pluemjal, Nipawan, Pattaranan, Ploychompoo, Saowalak, Kanyanat

India’s campaign in women’s football started on a disappointing note after an impressive first half as higher-ranked Chinese Taipei rallied to win 2-1 in the Asian Games on Thursday.

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Where and when is the Asian Games women’s football match between India and Thailand happening?

The women’s football match between India and Thailand will be played in the Wenzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Wenzhou on September 21, Thursday at 1:30 pm IST.

Where can I watch the Asian Games match between India and Thailand?

The game will be telecasted on Sony Sports Network and can be live streamed on SonyLiv app/website.