India lost to Belarus by 3-0 in international friendly
Belarus scored three in the second-half to beat India 3-0 in an international friendly played in Manama on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Goals from Bykau Artsem, Andrei Salav and Hramyka Varely made the difference between the two teams. This was India’s first international match against a UEFA side since they last played Azerbaijan in 2012. Head Coach Igor Stimac made seven changes to the starting line-up which played against Bahrain in the last international friendly three days back. The Blue Tigers were also hit by injuries to Liston Colaco and Jeakson Singh, and in addition, Rahul Bheke was not available as he had flown back to join his club’s preparation for the forthcoming AFC Champions League matches. The first shot came from Roshan Singh when he received it in the opposition half but his effort went wide. Belarus had their first try in the 7th minute when they earned a free-kick outside the Indian 18-yard box. But even as Siadzko Pavel aimed at the bottom corner, goalkeeper and ca