FULL TIME. India wins the match 1-0. Thanks for being with us.

Anjan Bista & Subhasis are yellow carded.

Three minutes of added time.

Suman Aryal noodles his leg but fails to direct the ball into the post from close range.

Suman Aryal OUT, Nawayug Shrestha IN - NEPAL

Five minutes to go to klll the match. Nepal 0 India 1.

GOAL! Sunil Chhetri scores for India. Late goal. Not marked proerly, slightly crafted the ball into the post.

Suman Lama OUT, Ayush Ghalan IN - NEPAL

Just 10 mins to go. Can Nepal hold India to a goalless draw ? Good defending from Nepal DF Ananta Tamang.

Great chance again for India. Sunil and Subashish mix up, later fails to utilize the chance. Nepal 0 India 0.

15 mins remaining. Time is ticking away. Pressure mounts on India.

Counter move from Nepal. Anjan tries his best. Corner kick to Nepal. Suman Lama takes the kick twice but Nepal fails to utilize.

Two more subs from India. They are desperate!

20 mins remaining. Nepal 0 India 0.

Pujan looks injured and needs medica attention. He looks fine.

Yellow card is shown to IND goalie Gurpreet.

India pressing hard for a goal. Can Nepal hold India to a goalless draw ?

Sujal Shrestha OUT, Suraj Thakuri IN - NEPAL

Udanta & Aniruddh Thapa came in for INDIA. Two fresh legs.

Oh hoo! What a save by goalie Kiran Chemjong. Manvir's header is beautifully punched out by him. Nepal survives another goal here.

Free kick to India in a good position. Brandon takes the kick , wide. Sunil actually wanted to take the shot.

Yasir tries his luck but low shot. An easy save for Nepal GK Kiran.

Five minutes into the break. Same story. India starts with full domination.

Second half starts.. Manish Dangi OUT, Anjan Bista IN - NEPAL

HALF TIME. India 0 Nepal 0. Is this the result Nepal wanted? Stick with us for second half action.

One minute of added time.

India misses a good chance. Subhasish Bose fails to convert. Nepal 0 India 0.

40 mins gone, Nepal 0 India 0.

Free kick to Nepal. Poor kick is taken. Dinesh Rajbanshi tries a long ranger but out of the frame.

Nepalese supporters are giving their best to root the team from stands. Nepal 0 India 0.

Poor first half for Nepal but they are defending well. Nepal have six points while India have just two.

Oh hoo, Sunil misses a sitter. India should have been 1-0 up. Luck favors Nepal.

30 mins gone, Nepal 0 India 0. India dominates the field but the score line is null.

Nepal needs to settle down quickly. They need to frustrate India as much as you can.

To be honest, it is complete domination from India. They are keeping the ball possession and creating some chances.

20 mins gone, India 0 Nepal 0. Corner kick to India. Sunil Chhetri finds the header but above the bar.

Good chance for India. Sunil Chhetri comes closer but GK Kiran hardly saves the ball. Corner kick to India. But they fail to utilize.

Manish Dangi tries his luck but he fails to direct the ball into the post. Goal kick to India.

Nepal wants a draw. It has started raining here in Male.

10 mins gone, India have started the game in a good note as they are dominating the field from the word go.

Manish Dangi tries to steal the ball but referee whistles for a foul. That should have been good counter move.

With one man striker, Nepal will rely on counter moves. Nepal 0 India 0.

India started the game with proper ball possession. Nepal is playing with defensive mindset.

Nepal are in red shirt, India are in light blue kit.

Peeeep!

National anthem is done. Are you ready ?

Warm up is over. We are all set to go. 20 min to go. This is going to be a cracker.

Looks like coach AA is fielding a defensive formationw ith 4-1-4-1 formation. Manish Dangi is one match striker.

Both teams are now warming up for the match.

both teams have arrived at the stadium.

Hello and Namaste. Welcome to you all from Male. Maldives. We are 2 hrs away from KO.