Watch Live Streaming of Afghanistan Vs Sri Lanka Football Match SAFF Championship 2011

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FULL-TIME: Afghanistan 3-1 Sri Lanka: The Afghans have snapped an important three points. Their path to the semis is almost sealed as they face Bhutan, the weakest side in the group, in the final match of the competition. Ciao for now....join us for the coverage of the next match

 

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Substitution Sandjar Ahmadi Hashmatullah Barkezai

 

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Just a couple of wins and a memorable victory for the Afghans...who could have predicted this scoreline?

 

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Afghanistan have been very organised in the attack and that is bad news for the other teams in the competition. They do not lose possession easily and dot not allow opposition any space to work with

 

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Substitution M Yousef Mashriqi Masood Hashemi

 

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And that could have been 4-1! Warakagoda and Vijesiri jsut couldn't take the ball from the feet of Arezo. Goalkeeper Sujan Perera comes off his line and couldn't do much...Arezo turns and his shot towards the far post misses by a few inches...CLOSE ESCAPE

 

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Sri Lankan players do not get to see the ball for long...two reasons for this: a) they gift the possession way too easily...b) Afghan close them down well

 

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Afghans are content in keeping the ball for now...they have a two goal lead and another eight minutes to go...No, wait...they earn a cornerkick

 

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Can Sri Lanka find a way back? It certainly seems difficult as Afghanistan launch yet another attack

 

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Assist Haroon Fakruddin

 

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Goal Ata M. Yamrali
GOAL GOAL GOAL!!! Ata Yamir Ali, being left alone inside the box by Ruwanthilaka, heads home a Haroon Fakrudin cornerkick...

 

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Mashriqi's unleashes a fierce right footer which touches the fingers of the Sri Lankan goalkeeper Sujan Perera for a corner...

 

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Substitution Waheed Ahmad Yousef Samy

 

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Yousef Samy makes his way in and immediately gets into the thick of action as his cross is blocked by the Sri Lankan defence. Waheed Ahmad seems to have run out of gas

 

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Sharityar fouls Nadeeka from behind...free-kick to Sri Lanka

 

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Arezo is understandly unhappy with Waheed Ahmad...The former did the dirty work, laid the ball for the latter who could manage a feeble shot...POOR from Afghan number 20

 

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Moqadar whips in a cross from the right which the Island nation's defence deals with

 

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Mahsriqi finds Arezo and the latter's first touch allows the opposition defenders to close him down. He still manages to find space and unleash a left footer which goes over

 

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Sharityar is leading his troops from the front by not letting the Sri Lankan strikers have too much space...

 

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Substitution MOHAMMED KAIZ Nagoor Meera

 

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Kaiz is being substituted at last to end the horror afternoon for him...In comes Nagoor Meera

 

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Nadeeka's free-kick is being parried away by Hameedullah before Mi Mohamed Zain's shot from 20 yards is also saved...

 

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Mohamed Kaiz gets a touch on the ball after ages! He does well to get past Haroon Fakhrudin but eventually fouls an Afghan player

 

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Linesman raises his flag for an off-side against Arezo...very late

 

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Another half an hour to go...will the scoreline change? BLOCK! Vijesiri twice blocks Sanjar's as many attempts within seconds after some neat work by Mohammad Esrafil

 

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Yellow Card Chameera Krishantha

 

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That should be have been a straight RED! Referee Timur is lenient...Krishantha's double footed tackle on Sanjar earns him a yellow card only

 

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Yellow Card Sandjar Ahmadi

 

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Sanjar Ahmad is booked for a late challenge on the Sri Lankan skipper. The goalscorer comes off worse though

 

54′

Sri Lanka are enjoying some decent possession in the second half. Afghans are relying more on the counter

 

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Free-kick fo Sri Lanka...Chathura standing over it...it is within his range...but his shot goes over the bar

 

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Jung knows that they need to get a positive result today and hence he has thrown in Chathura in the second half...can he make a difference?

 

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Sri Lanka are putting together some decent attacking moves

 

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Substitution KCK Lankesara Chathura Gunaratne

 

 

Afghanistan 2-1 Sri Lanka: Some exceptional football on display as the two teams don't shy away from going forward...Join us for the second half action...

 

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CLOSE! Arezo finds Fakhrudin who finds his way past a couple of Sri Lankan players to unleash a shot which is easily collected

 

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Yellow Card A.B. Warakagoda

 

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Can Sri Lanka find a equaliser before the end f the first half? Bandara Warakagoda fouls Sanjar needlessly...earns a booking

 

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Yousef Mashriqi and Ata Yamir Ali deserve special praise as they have been passing the ball well in the middle...

 

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Remember that Afghanistan conceded against India in the previous match from a set-piece...

 

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Corner for Sri Lanka as Kaiz's shot is blocked...Hameedullah, the Afghan goalkeeper, looks uneasy as he comes off his line and misses the ball completely.

 

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Goal Sandjar Ahmadi
GOAL GOAL GOAL!!! Mohammad Esrafil ran down the line and his ball across the face of the goal saw Arezo fail to reach but Sanjar Ahmadi popped up in time at the far post to slot home!

 

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Nipuna finds Zain who tries to shoot but pulls his hamstring in the process...looks a little uneasy for now

 

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Sri Lanka aren't getting to see much of the ball...Nipuna Dewinda Bandara, the scorer of two goals the other night, is playing in his own half...That explains, doesn't it?

 

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There are few Afghan supporters in the stadium who are seen cheering every time their team moves the ball into the rival half

 

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Substitution Suranda Bandara Chameera Krishantha

 

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Sri Lanka blink first as they decide to change personnel...seems to be more of a tactical change...Krishantha comes in for Suranda Bandara

 

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Haroon Fakhruddin takes the ball from Arezo, moves forward and his strike hits the side-netting...good intentions!

 

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Sri Lanka coach Jang Jung didn't field Chathura in the line-up as he is down with flu...Just for your information, folks

 

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Game On! Two teams who aren't scared of going forward and playing some breathtaking football here...End-to-end stuff

 

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Goal Sandjar Ahmadi
GOAL GOAL GOAL! Haroon Fakhruddin runs with the ball and finds Arezo on the line...who squares the ball for Sanjar Ahmadi whose first time shot finds the back of the net

 

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The goal has given Sri Lankans the confidence to launch more attacks.

 

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Good to see a goal today after 180 minutes of action on Sunday only saw a single goal scored from a free-kick...

 

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Goal Mi Mohamed Zain
GOAL GOAL GOAL! Sri Lanka get the breakthrough! Goalkeeper Hameedullah Yousufzari came off his line to avert the danger and as he completely missed the clearance which allowed Zain to place the ball in an empty net.

 

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Zain lays the ball for Nadeeka who squares the ball but is easily cleared...Afghan launch a quick counterattack

 

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Free-kick to Sri Lanka! Faisal Safa fouls Rizni..Referee Timur Faizullin gives a free-kick...Nadeeka's shot is cleared by the first defender...

 

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Mhammed Esrafil tries to find the target from distance...ball goes out of play...The Afghans press very well and aren't allowing the Lankans to see much of the ball

 

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Free-kick to Afghanistan as Ruwanthilaka fouls Sanjar Ahmadi from behind...Yousef Mashriqi's shot goes straight into the hands of Sri Lanka's Sujan Perera

 

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Both the teams prefer to play the ball along the ground...Good stuff. We already have had a chance each for the two teams..

 

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Arezo commits a foul on the Sri Lankan skipper...free-kick to Sri Lanka

 

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CLOSE! Nadeeka Pushpakumara's flag-kick saw a Sri Lankan player head it towards their skipper Ruwanthilaka whose header was punched away for a corner

 

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BLOCKED! Haroon Fakhrudin's throw-in saw an Afghan player flick it towards the far post for Waheed Ahmad whose left footed show was blocked by the Sri Lankan goalkeeper

 

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It's the Afghan side on the attack..they are seeing a lot of the early ball.

 

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And here we go!

 

 

Substitutes for Sri Lanka: M Fernando (22), Sampath Bandara (21), Chameera Krishanta (15), Nagoor Meera (14), Safrath Nawas (5), N M Izzadeen (6), Mohamed Ramlan Branudeen, Chathura Gunarathna (10), Thejan Fernando (18)

 

 

Substitutes for Afghanistan: Ghulam Hazrat Abdul Hoddein (13), Zekria Khodadad (5), M Yousef Samy (14), Mujtaba Mujtaba (21), Massod Hashmi (6), Masaiullah Ibrahim (19), Hashmat Jan (11), Bashir Ahmad Darman (22), Ahmed Arash Hatifle (18)

 

 

Sri Lanka Sujan Perera (250, D Ruwanthilaka (4), Suranda Bandara (17), Kolitha Lankesara (19), Bandara Warakagoda (2), Danusha Vijesiri (3), Nipuna Dewinda Bandara (11), Nadeeka Pushpakumara (16), Tuwan Rizni (7), Mi Mohamed Zain (12), Mohamed Shafraz Kaiz (20)

 

 

Afghanistan: Ata Mohammad Yamir Ali (17),Balal Arezo (9), Djelaludin Sharityar (16), Faisal Safa (4), Hameedullah Yousufzari (1), Haroon Fakhruddin (3), Mohammad Esrafil (7), M Yousef Mashriqi (8), Moqadar Faizullah (2), Sanjar Ahmadi (10), Waheed Ahmad (20)

 

 

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