Inspirational Indian captain Sunil Chhetri scored a brace to put
himself on par with Lionel Messi and lead the home side to
Intercontinental Cup title triumph with a 2-0 win over Kenya in the
summit clash.
Playing in his 102nd international match, Chhetri struck in the eighth and 29th minutes to hand a dominant India the trophy to the wild celebration of the home fans at the Mumbai Football Arena.
The 33-year-old Chhetri's double strike capped a brilliant tournament which saw him score eight out of India's 11 goals and put him on par with Argentine superstar Messi with 64 strikes for the country to be the joint second highest international goal scorer among active players
Sunil Chhetri had scored three against Chinese Taipei, two each against Kenya in the league game and the final, and one against New Zealand.
Playing in his 102nd international match, Chhetri struck in the eighth and 29th minutes to hand a dominant India the trophy to the wild celebration of the home fans at the Mumbai Football Arena.
The 33-year-old Chhetri's double strike capped a brilliant tournament which saw him score eight out of India's 11 goals and put him on par with Argentine superstar Messi with 64 strikes for the country to be the joint second highest international goal scorer among active players
Sunil Chhetri had scored three against Chinese Taipei, two each against Kenya in the league game and the final, and one against New Zealand.
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