{"id":7513,"date":"2012-06-17T02:19:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T02:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7513"},"modified":"2012-06-17T02:19:54","modified_gmt":"2012-06-17T02:19:54","slug":"india-u-22-held-to-a-2-2-draw-by-combined-african-xi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=7513","title":{"rendered":"India U-22 play 2-2 draw with Combined African XI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/football\/under-22.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"India U-22\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>New Delhi: <\/strong>The Indian U-22 squad presently camping in Dubai for the forthcoming AFC U-22 Championship were held to a 2-2 draw in their first practice match against a combined African XI on Saturday (June 16). Midfielders Lalrindika Ralte and Tirthankar Sarkar scored one apiece for the Indian squad.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Arthur Papas used 18 players in the match which was played at Al Wasl\u2019s training ground. The rival opposition comprised of players from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Cameroon most of whom have come to Dubai to appear in trials for various clubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a good result against a very tough opposition,\u201d Papas maintained. \u201cThe positive part stays the boys are improving,\u201d he added. The match was played in two halves of 45 minutes each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to play at 5pm (local time) as that\u2019s the time when our first match against Lebanon kicks-off. The temperature was 39 degrees,\u201d he informed. India play their first match against Lebanon in Muscat on June 23.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will play another practice match on Tuesday (June 19). The squad has so far stayed away from injuries and we need to take care of ourselves,\u201d Papas maintained.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/football\/under-22.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"India U-22\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>New Delhi: <\/strong>The Indian U-22 squad presently camping in Dubai for the forthcoming AFC U-22 Championship were held to a 2-2 draw in their first practice match against a combined African XI on Saturday (June 16). Midfielders Lalrindika Ralte and Tirthankar Sarkar scored one apiece for the Indian squad.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Arthur Papas used 18 players in the match which was played at Al Wasl\u2019s training ground. 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