After defeating a lower ranked Sri Lanka 2-0, Indian tigers will look to register another win against a tricky Maldives. Indian captain Subhasish Bose will yet again be the go-to man for India, who will have the responsibility of guiding a team which consist of mostly U-23 players.
Head-To-Head records
Both the teams have faced each other for 17 times where India clearly enjoys the upper hand. The Blue Tigers got the better of Maldives on 13 occasions while the latter team have 3 wins over India, two matches ended in a draw.
In the last encounter between the two nations, India registered a 3-2 victory over Maldives in the 2015 SAFF Championships.
Maldives’ last victory over India came way back in 2009 SAFF Championship where they won 2-0.
Match details
SAFF Cup 2018
India vs Maldives, Group B Match
Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: September 9, 2018
Timings: 6:30 PM (IST)
SAFF Championship 2018, India vs Maldives- Live Streaming
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SAFF Championship 2018, India vs Maldives- TV Channels
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Full Indian squad
GOALKEEPERS : Vishal Kaith, Kamaljit Singh, Sukhdev Patil.
DEFENDERS : Davinder Singh, Salam Ranjan Singh, Sarthak Golui, Subhasish Bose (C), Mohd. Sajid Dhot, Jerry Lalrinzuala.
MIDFIELDERS : Nikhil Poojary, Vinit Rai, Germanpreet Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Ashique Kuruniyan, Vignesh D.
FORWARDS : Sumit Passi, Hitesh Sharma, Manvir Singh, Farukh Choudhary.
Full Maldives squad
New Radiant – Mohamed Faisal (GK), Akram Abdul Ghanee, Mohamed Umair, Hamza Mohamed, Ali Fasir, Riham Abdul Ghanee.
Maziya – Hussain Shareef (GK), Mohamed Mujutaaz, Ali Samooh, Mohamed Irufaan, Asadulla Abdulla, Hassan Naaiz, Ahmed Imaaz, Moosa Yaamin.
Eagles – Hussain Shifau Yoosuf, Mohamed Naim, Ahmed Numaan, Mohamed Arif, Hassan Raif Ahmed, Mifdad Ahmed (GK).
TC – Ibrahim Hassan Waheed, Ibrahim Mahudhee Hassan, Mohamed Azzam, Mohamed Samir, Azzam Abdulla.
Victory SC – Hussain Nihaan.
United Victory – Hassan Tholaal (GK).
Green Streets – Abdulla Yameen, Mohamed Samdhooh.
