India 2 (Chetrri ,Antony ) Syria 1(Al Shibli)
- India beats Syria in their first match up in the Nehru Cup 2012
Hosts India will be up against their much familiar counterparts Syria in the 2012 edition of the much celebrated Nehru Cup , held at New Delhi . The Bhangra Boys are the defending champions and have confronted the Syrian side twice in the finals , also emerging victorious on both occasions . Though , ranked ahead in the FIFA rankings , Syrians do have certain experience on Indian soil , and will be fancying their chances in this years Nehru Cup 2012 .
India , on the other hand are ranked lower than their adversaries in tonight's game , but their new coach Wim Kovermans will look to imbibe all the basic know hows that are required to pull off a game depicting quality Football. They are certainly a fresh rejuvenated side with lots of young faces fairly mixed up with the experienced .
Tonight's game against Syria will also be Koverman's debut as Indian coach on any tournament .
Sunil Chettri will leading the Indian team and much will be relying upon his shoulders tonight , as the 26 years old from Sporting Lisbon gears up to counter the Syrian challenge .
Venue : Nehru Stadium
India emerged victorious on the 2007 & 2009 edition of the Nehru Cup twice defeating Syria .
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