India lost 5-1 to China in their opening game of the Asian Games, with the wheels falling off in the second half, as the Indian players' fitness levels did not last the distance after a couple of days of arduous travels.
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The hosts began the game on fire in the first half, as they created chance after chance in the first 20 minutes. They got the ball wide and put crosses into the box, and India had to call on Gurmeet Singh to make a couple of saves in the first 10 minutes.
But after India defended a corner unimpressively, Gao Tianyi slammed home from close range to give the hosts the lead. India then conceded a penalty soon after, as Tan Long intercepted Ayush Chhetri's pass and took the ball around Gurmeet before being brought down by the goalkeeper, who made amends by saving Chinese captain Chenjie Zhu's spot-kick.
China stepped off the gas towards the end of the first half, and that proved to be costly for them as Rahul KP scored a superb goal to draw India back level.Abdul Rabeeh lifted a hopeful pass forward, Rahul used his speed to get to it and then slammed an unerring finish at the goalkeeper's near-post from what seemed like a prohibitive angle.
China began the second half on the frontfoot once again and retook the lead in the 50th minute through Dai Weijun's strike from distance. India's fitness then gave way, as Rabeeh, Bryce Miranda and Sumit Rathi all began fighting cramps.
China wrapped up the contest with two quick goals from Qianglong Tao, before substitute Hao Fang put the exclamation on the victory in second-half stoppage time.
India have two more games left against Bangladesh (September 21) and Myanmar (September 24), and will can qualify for the knockout stages if they manage to win both those games. The focus, now, is likely to be on physical recovery ahead of the clash against neighbours Bangladesh in less than 48 hours.
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