India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Highlights: IND lose 0-1 to SYR, knocked out with no points or goals

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: The ref blows the whistle with the Syrian players asking him to do that instead of asking them to take a goal kick. Their bench stream on to the field, it is a historic moment for a country that has had so, so very little to celebrate in the last decade and more. India can walk off the field with their heads held high. They threatened right till the last second of the match, the only things missing really was the finishing move, which seems to be a plague that India just can't find a cure for. India finish the tournament off with no points or goals, which is not a good look on them at all. But it hasn't been for the want of trying. Everyone knew that they have been handed a devilish group and the fact that they managed to make Australia work for their goal and keep Syria on their toes right till the end is credit to them. The match in between against Uzbekistan, well that's one to forget isn't it. A mixed bag in the end for India, hopefully a bag that'll be useful for them when the World Cup qualifiers comes around later this year, which Stimac said is their real target. That's it from us here as well, thanks for joining!

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: We are into added time in added time now. Akash leads a rapid counter, cross in and Medanea dives forward to quell the danger. Then Bheke has a pop but can't connect.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Big chance for Syria to make it 2-0 as Hesar intelligently pads a cross from the right into the middle for the arriving Khrbin. The latter fluffs his shot.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: India are pressing high, to their credit, fighting till the last whistle. Poojary takes the ball and passes it forward to Suresh on the right, he crosses but Syria deal with it easily.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Into the last 10 minutes then, possibly the last 10 minutes of India's Asian Cup adventure. Anirudh Thapa has been brought on for Apuia. Brandon Fernandes is still on the bench, India could've used his feet.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: The Syrians are a cock-a-hoop and why not! They might just have sealed their first-ever place in the knockouts of the AFC Asian Cup. That is a brilliant goal from Omar Khrbin. Hesar cuts back from the left, Khrbin deceives Poojary and then rasps a shot at the near post, Sandhu couldn't do much about it.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: India stream forward after a good through ball finds Sahal after a Syrian corner kick. He has two defenders converging on him from behind, Chhangte out free on his right but the ball is smothered off from him. Stimac did say that they wanted to take this match to the last half an hour at least and see what happens. Well, the match has been brought down to the last 20 minutes now.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: 69 | Gurpreet down clutching his groin and he needs some time for treatment now. It has been a very busy day for him once again.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: 64 | Suresh comes in for Manvir and Sahal makes his first appearance in this tournament to big cheers from the Indian crowd. He comes on for Tangri so more attacking intent for India.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: 62 mins | Well, well, well, Akash Mishra could've just kicked the ball out of play in his final third but instead he starts running from right to left and the ball drifts away from him, cross comes in from left to right and Khrbin with a free header and he puts it over the bar. That should've gone in, and he knows it.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: 55 mins | Oh the Syrian goalkeeper gets away with a huge error. He runs out of the inner box to collect a nonchalant ball, spills it and the only reason why that hasn't resulted in a goal is because there was a Syrian defender shadowing Chhangte. Corner for India that comes to nothing.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: 50 mins | Hesar pads a cross into the box well for Khrbin, he tries to control it and the ball falls kindly for him. He is in space and takes the shot but Bose makes a last ditch block.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: 46 mins | This time, Jhingan can't get up. He is down clutching his troublesome knee, the players themselves indicate that he will need to be subbed off, the medics come and signal the same. Nikhil Poojary replaces him. Bheke will shift to centre back now. Also, Mahesh is taken off for Udanta, who is making his 50th appearance for India.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Here we go Syria kick us off for the 2nd half. However, almost immediately after kick-off, horrible news for India...

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Sunil Chhetri had the final say in this half, smashing a shot from distance after the ball fell loose. It was well wide of the target and that is that. Well that was a first half in which breath came at a premium. Meanwhile, Australia are leading 1-0 against Uzbekistan at half-time. That result has no bearing for India but it is quite an important one for Syria. Because it means that as things stand, if Syria manage to beat India, they will overtake Uzbekistan to second place and secure a place in the knockouts.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: A moment of huge concern for India as Jhingan goes down after a battle with Sabbag. Poojary was being readied just in case but Jhingan is not one to go down without a fight. He grinds his teeth and gets back on his feet. All out attack from Syria now and India looking to hold on for five more minutes.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Well Indian attacks seem to have dried up now. The ball is lifted into the Indian box, header comes but Gurpreet dives forward and takes control of the ball. India 0-0 Syria still.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: India have been able to keep the ball around the Syrian third for the past few minutes but yet to find a good pass that pierces the defence effectively.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: 27 mins | Well Stimac was asking the referee to go for VAR and now it is the Syrians' chance to ask for the same. Ramadan goes for a shot and Tangri puts a foot in. Ramadan ends up kicking Tangri's foot and he goes down. The Syrians ask for a penalty, ref initially rules him against it and a VAR check backs him up.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Mahesh brings down Oues and the latter gets up and absolutely clatters into him. The Indian bench is calling for a red card and they really do have a good case for it, Mahesh would've had the wind knocked out of his lungs because of that and it was totally an off the ball incident. A moment of madness there from Oues. The ref, though, gives him a yellow. Mahesh also gets a yellow, no arguments against that either, it was a rash challenge.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: India have thus far been unable tto get a good final pass in their final third while the Syrians have been slightly more threatening. Apart from that, nothing much to separate the two sides.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Fantastic work there from Bose! A tricky shot from distance by Hessar that Gurpreet kept out but the ball fell loose inside the box! Sabbag takes it and goes for a shot but Subhashish ran back in a flash to kick it away. The ensuing corner brings nothing for Syria.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Al Ham with a dangerous ball into the box, Sabagg gives chase and tries to get to it, ends up colliding with Gurpreet and India are given a foul. The Indian keeper needs some attention after that.

India vs Syria AFC Asian Cup Live Score: Ezequiel Al Ham takes a shot from about 30 yards out. Gurpreet dove to his right just to be sure but the shot is well off target.