Amman: After India narrowly lost 2-1 against Jordan in Amman, head coach Stephen Constantine dubbed India’s performance as “outstanding with being unfortunate to not get an equaliser”, as debutant Nishu Kumar’s strike had reduced the deficit to one, after Jordan had taken a two goal lead, only for Pronay Halder to miss a golden opportunity to equalise in the dying embers of the match.
“The boys were outstanding and gave their all in the match. I could not have asked for more and I am extremely happy with the effort the bunch of players who played have put,” Constantine said.
“We came here to play and gain valuable experience and I am delighted with the effort that they boys gave today, while learning to cope under pressure and playing out of positions,” he said.
“I am disappointed as we lost but looking at the bright side of things, we gave a great performance in the first half given that most players played out of position and we did not play with a striker,” Constantine said.
The Indian contingent that had travelled to Jordan faced logistical nightmares, with 7 players including the likes of Jeje and Udanta Singh being stuck in the Kuwait airport for more 32 hours and arriving in the host city just few hours before the kick-off. (UNI)
