India vs Lebanon Highlights: Sunil Chhetri and Co. wins 4-2 in penalties; enters SAFF Championship 2023 final

SAFF Championship 2023 semifinal, IND vs LBN : Enjoy the highlights of the match between India and Lebanon, as Sunil Chhetri and Co. beat the Cedars to make it to the final.

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Welcome to Sportstar’s live blog of the SAFF Championship 2023 semifinal match between India and Lebanon, being played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.

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This is Neeladri Bhattacharjee taking you through the minute-by-minute updates of the high-voltage clash as it happens.

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That was all for tonight. India makes its way into consecutive finals of the tournament. We will continue bringing live updates of the Championship as it happens.

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Until then, take very good care of yourselves and thank you so much for tuning in.

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It wasn’t easy. We’re gonna go back and rest well. They are not easy to play against.

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It went into penalties and we are so happy that we kept our focus and won the match.

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We are not thinking of the final. We are just going to go back and recuperate and then think about the final.

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