It was Afghanistan's first SAFF championship and they really deserve it. India played well and ended up having many shots on goal but couldn't convert them into goals. Afghanistan played an intelligent game and had great counter attacks for India's missed opportunities.
India won the last two SAFF championships and we just didn't have the firepower to pull of a hat-trick, our team needs to improve more on defense and play smarter football going forward. It is exciting to see a new force rising in South Asia to form a rivalry against India. Good competition is not a bad thing, it will foster rivalries and improve India's footballing quality and South Asia as a whole.
Congrats to Afghanistan, it just wasn't India's turn this time and it certainly won't be the last opportunity.
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