Indian football team will be back on the field after 492 days as they face Oman in Dubai’s Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium in an international friendly game.

Stimac has selected a youthful team for the friendly matches with 12 faces under the age of 25. With an average age of 24, the Croatian will hope his young players bring a fearless attitude to the team.

Under the Croatian, India have won just one match but after a long break Stimac would hope for a fresh start.

Up agai9nst Oman, ranked 23 places above India in the Fifa rankings, the task will be tough, but with increased competition for places, the Blue Tigers would be willing to impress.

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

FT: India 1-1 Oman

The referee blows the whistler and India have earned a creditable draw against higher-ranked Oman. An improved second-half display that saw Manvir Singh score the equaliser from a brilliant Bipin Singh cross was enough to earn Igor Stimac’s men the draw. There is definite scope for improvement for India but they’ll take this result even though they rode their luck at times.

90’ India 1-1 Oman

Two minutes of stoppage time added

85’ India 1-1 Oman

India much more in the game in the second half. Even though Oman are the more aggressive team, India have appeared a bit more assured while dealing with their opponents.

72’ India 1-1 Oman

Ishan Pandita comes on for India in place of Bipin Singh who provided a brilliant assist for Manvir Singh’s goal.

71’ India 1-1 Oman

63’ India 1-1 Oman

SAVE! Amrinder palms away a dangerous free-kick to keep India level. Fine save from the Mumbai City FC shotstopper.

55’ India 1-1 Oman

GOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLLL! INDIA ARE LEVEL! Manvir Singh heads home a pinpoint cross from Bipin Singh to draw India level very much against the run of play. First real moment of quality from India in the final third and they score. Smash and Grab!

53’ India 0-1 Oman

CHANCE for Oman! A clever reverse pass takes out the entire Indian defence but the Oman player, one-on-one with the goalkeeper albeit from a tight angle fires wide. India given an early let-off in the second half.

46’ India 0-1 Oman

Second half begins. Raynier Fernandes has replaces Jeakson Singh at the break. Can India fight back in the second half.

HT: India 0-1 Oman

A late own goal in the first half separates the two teams at the break. Oman have bossed the game so far reducing India to playing inside their own half and take a deserved lead at the break. They could have been further ahead had Al Muqbali converted the penalty which Amrinder saved. A lot of work to do for Stimac and his men.

43’ India 0-1 Oman

GOOOOAAALLL! Oman take the lead and it will go down as a Chinglensana Singh own goal. Oman exploit India’s lack of numbers on the right side as a low cross is turned into his own net by Chinglensana. Unfortunate moment for the debutant but a poor goal for India to concede.

34’ India 0-0 Oman

A rare Indian foray in the Oman box. It is all down to Suresh Singh’s persistence who wins the ball high up the field and releases Bipin Singh, But the Oman defender is alert and halts Bipin’s progress. Much better from India.

27’ India 0-0 Oman

SAVE! What a tame penalty from Al Muqbali. He hits it straight to Amrinder without any power. India get out of jail.

26’ India 0-0 Oman

PENALTY TO OMAN! Borges with a clumsy challenge inside the box

25’ India 0-0 Oman

India struggling for an outlet as Ashutosh Mehta signals the attacking players to be closer to the defense line. The Blue Tigers though have defended well so far.

19’ India 0-0 Oman

Clever play from Oman catches out India as Al Ghafri gets into space inside the Oman box but blazes his effort over.

12’ India 0-0 Oman

India win their first corner of the game but nothing comes of it. Needed a batter delivery from Bipin Singh there.

5’ India 0-0 Oman

Energetic start to the game. Oman looking sharp and have put India under some early pressure. The Blue Tigers have dealt with the danger relatively well so far.

1’ India 0-0 Oman

KICK OFF! The action is underway in Dubai

TEAM NEWS: Six debutants for India, Amrinder Singh starts ahead of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu in goal

India XI: Amrinder Singh (GK), Ashutosh Mehta, Chinglensana Singh, Sandesh Jhingan (C), Akash Mishra, Jeakson Singh, Rowllin Borges, Suresh Singh, Bipin Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan, Manvir Singh

Debutants: Akash Mishra, Ashutosh Mehta, Chinglensana Singh, Bipin Singh, Suresh Singh and Jeakson Singh

6:45 pm: India haven’t had the best of times under Igor Stimac so far, will that change tonight?

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Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of Indian football team’s friendly against Oman. The Blue Tigers were winless in eight matches before the pandemic disrupted the Asian football calendar. Having narrowly lost to Oman in the World Cup qualifiers, can India turn the tables on their opponents tonight?