Captain Sunil Chhetri came to the rescue again as he scored a late goal against Bangladesh to grab three points from the 2nd game of the Asian Games 2023.
The 2020-21 season winners of the tournament made a comeback after conceding an early goal. Carl McHugh, Carlos Martinez, Noah Sadaoui and Victor Rodriguez scored for FC Goa.
Sunil Chhetri scored his 91st goal for India as the Blue Tigers defeated Nepal by 2-0 in their second Group game of the 2023 SAFF Championship at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
It is the first time that the towering central defender has received the AIFF Player of the Year award, having won the Emerging Player of the Year Award in 2014.