SAFF Championship 2021: India coach furious after draw against 10-men Bangladesh

Despite having full control of the game and opponents being a man short, Indians players could not seal the deal against their opponents as they were forced to settle for 1-1 draw. Coach Stimac says "We are ourselves guilty for not winning the match".

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac admitted on Tuesday that "we are ourselves guilty for not winning the match", after his side was held to a 1-1 draw by 10men Bangladesh Team in the opening match of the SAFF Championship 2021, at the National Stadium Monday evening.

Captain Sunil Chhetri had put India in the lead before Bangladesh were reduced to 10 men after Biswanath Ghosh was given the marching orders early in the second half. However, Yeasin Arafat 18-year-old left-back scored for his team to put his side on level terms in the second half.

Stimac added, "We were punished for not being reasonable in certain situations, and for not using our experience. This is an experienced Indian team. I expected much more because too many times there was unnecessary nervousness, and that's hard to explain."