{"id":35469,"date":"2017-09-06T03:16:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T03:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=35469"},"modified":"2017-09-06T03:16:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T03:16:35","slug":"india-beat-macau-we-re-happy-with-the-2-0-victory-says-stephen-constantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=35469","title":{"rendered":"India beat Macau: We&#8217;re happy with the 2-0 victory, says Stephen Constantine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-35236\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stephen-Constantine-with-the-team.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Constantine with the team\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"520\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stephen-Constantine-with-the-team.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stephen-Constantine-with-the-team-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stephen-Constantine-with-the-team-150x102.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>MACAU: On a day when Indian National Team accomplished their Mission Macau with a 2-0 victory over the hosts, coach Stephen Constantine was satisfied and happy with the win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congratulations on the victory. It was very difficult to break down their defence. It is a very valuable win for us. And we stay on top of Group A with 9 points,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very hard to break them down as they were defending with 8 or 9 men. So we are happy with the 2-0 victory.&#8221; Constantine mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Constantine&#8217;s boys have now remained unbeaten in eleven games on the trot since the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Playoff Round 1 match against Laos on June 2, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen was also happy with Balwant\u2019s effectiveness after he came on as a substitute to score the winning goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBalwant scored two goals tonight. He did what he was asked to do. He could have scored four but I will take two,\u201d stated Constantine.<\/p>\n<p>India are scheduled to face the same opponents on October 10 in the return fixture in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MACAU: On a day when Indian National Team accomplished their Mission Macau with a 2-0 victory over the hosts, coach Stephen Constantine was satisfied and happy with the win. &#8220;Congratulations on the victory. It was very difficult to break down their defence. It is a very valuable win for us. 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