Australia 2-0 India: Defeat for the Blue Tigers in their AFC Asian Cup 2023 Opener!

Australia strolled to a 2-0 defeat against India in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 courtesy of goals from Jordan Bos and Jackson Irvine. With two games to go, the Kangaroos are now in a commanding position to go through to the round of 16.

India were defensively sound in the first half with centrebacks Bheke and Jhingan coming in clutch and blocking most shots. Owing to this, the first half ended goalless. However, a goalkeeping mistake from Gurpreet Singh Sandhu gave Australia their opener in the 50th minute before Bos tapped in the second goal in the 73rd minute to win the game 2-0.

Australia dominated the possession and shots as expected but India's worry now would be the fact that they hardly threatened their opponent's goal. Overall, the Blue Tigers had only four shots in the whole game, out of this, just one was on target.

With games against Uzbekistan and Syria up next, India would have to significantly improve their attacking output to have a chance to qualify for the knockout stage.