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Afghanistan could not control the game in the last 15 minutes and India scored his second goal at the 79th minute. Following that the third goal scored in 80th minute and also in the last minutes of stoppage time the fourth goal scored by Indian players. So Afghanistan took the second place in the tournament. Sport experts in the country believe that the referee decision was not fair against Afghanistan goalkeeper and that was a clear mistake. Muhammad Yousef Kargar, Afghanistan coach said: “All the viewers are witness of this clear mistake and it was a clear conspiracy with plan.” The India media also have written about this subject and the referee’s clear mistake. Mr.Kargar said that in an Indian newspaper it was written that "The referee gave India a good gift." Afghanistan goalkeeper’s sending off which was the reason of the lost induced the officials to complain about that for FIFA. These all can’t change the result but may cause a life time ban for Sakhbir Sing, the Indianorigin referee. Going through this stage despite the fact that you can’t compare this team with any of the teams he played with, brought hope for the football fans in the country. Muhammad Yousef Kargar, Afghanistan Football team’s coach who is hopeful for the future of team asked from the government officials especially the National Olympic Committee to pay more attention for football. And noted that: “the players who became vice-champions in South Asia faced with many difficulties. “ The South Asia tournament held once in every two years in one of the eight member countries who have the membership of this tournament. And this is the first time Afghanistan is taking the second place.
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