A year where a third round in the World Cup qualifiers looked possible has ended with four draws and a loss against teams ranked lower.
For goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the year that began with flapping at a corner-kick leading to an Australia goal ended with one that flew over his head. He had a good game against Vietnam but brain fades have happened with increasing frequency this year.
The penalty against Afghanistan, the inability to sort out his feet against FC Goa leading to Brison Fernandes lobbing him which was also what NEUFC's Alaeddine Ajaraie did when Bengaluru FC played next could make this Sandhu's worst year already.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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