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All is not over for India: Colaco

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New Delhi: India coach Armando Colaco said on Monday that his boys would go all out against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Thursday’s return leg of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

India lost the first-leg 0-3 after they were reduced to nine men within 23 minutes.

Colaco said he expected a goalless draw against the UAE as there was not much difference between the two teams.

“The match is still not over for us. We will still have our chance till the final whistle is blown. We have nothing to lose in this match. I can assure you we have to go all out against them,” said Colaco after a practice session here.

The coach said his boys should be lauded for their great performance despite the fate of the match being sealed in the first 23 minutes.

“I think my boys played excellently against UAE. If we leave out the two penalties, it was like a goalless draw till the 81st minute. The UAE never looked like a great team and had we played with 11 boys I think we could have even beaten them,” he said. (IANS)

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