"We scored sometimes and didn't score sometimes and that made the difference. There was no big difference in approach, the numbers and statistics, we had enough shoots, scoring chances, movement and energy by players. The new kids on the block ?#SAFFChampionship2021 ? #BackTheBlue ? #BlueTigers ? #IndianFootball ⚽ - Indian Football Team 1634464196000 "It was obviously a difficult situation we found after the first two matches but they looked bad only because of the results. India then beat Nepal 1-0 and hosts Maldives 3-1 in must-win matches before outplaying the Himalayan country 3-0 in the summit clash to stamp their authority. The results had put India in danger of going out of reckoning for the final.
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He, however, admitted that his team was under a lot of "result pressure" after drawing Bangladesh (1-1) and Sri Lanka (0-0) in the first two round-robin league matches. "I don't consider it (the SAFF title) as a special success because it is normal that India wins when it goes to SAFF but it demonstrates that we are very dominant in this competition and we can progress in our game a lot more," Stimac said at a virtual interaction. India won the regional tournament after beating Nepal 3-0 in the final in Male on Saturday to hand Stimac his first trophy as in-charge of the team. NEW DELHI: India winning the SAFF Championships for an eighth time is not a "special success" as the country is dominant in the South Asian region and the bigger aim is to do well in the 2023 Asian Cup qualification, national football team head coach Igor Stimac said on Wednesday.