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The Indian National Football Team defeated Kenya by 3-0 on June 4, 2018, at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai. The Indian Captain Sunil Chhetri playing his 100th international game scored a superb brace and Lalpekhlua scored the other goal. India is currently leading the points table of the Intercontinental Cup with two wins from as many games.
India started the game positively, but the Kenyan defense kept them quiet until the 68th minute. At this time, India got a penalty and Chhetri scored a goal to give India the lead. Three minutes later, Lalpekhlua scored another goal to make things worse for Kenya.
Sunil Chhetri put the icing on the cake as he scored his second goal of the match, in the injury time to finish off a 3-0 win for his team.
Congratulations @IndianFootball on your win in the India VS Kenya match. You have made India proud. So glad to see India finally competing for the international’s. Football is a great sport. Deserves the same amount of support as cricket. Correct? pic.twitter.com/52bMKi5O5Y
— Shanice (@Shanice3195) June 4, 2018
Twitter got flooded with tweets to the Indian side for the victory against Kenya. Starting with Chhetri thanking the fans for turning up in huge numbers and supporting the team. Sports personalities like Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Rajyavardan Rathore also tweeted their congratulations to the side.
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We promise you that if that’s the kind of support we get every time we play for the country, we will give our lives on the pitch. India, this night was special because we were in this together. Those in the stands shouting, and the ones at home cheering - thank you!
— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) June 4, 2018
A backdrop to India vs Kenya game:
After a low attendance turned out to watch the last game between India and Chinese Taipei, which India won eventually, the Indian Captain Sunil Chhetri posted a video of him on the social media which made quite a few rounds.
A special victory indeed. Well done, #TeamIndia! Super achievement @chetrisunil11 on your 100th appearance and the 2 goals :-) #INDvKEN pic.twitter.com/bGn1mUPPdr
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 4, 2018
He went on to urge all Indians to come and watch their football team play. This request from the captain was supported by several stars like Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Sania Mirza and etc.
As a result of all this, we witnessed a sold-out crowd for India vs Kenya match.
A superb and well deserved win by our @IndianFootball team.
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) June 4, 2018
Congratulations to the team for the 3-0 win against Kenya today!@chetrisunil11 lead from the front and scored 2 goals in his 100th match!
#INDvKEN
India will now face New Zealand at the Mumbai Football Arena on June 7, 2018, in their last league game of the tournament.
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