Kuwait held India to a 1-1 draw in an evenly contested but ill-tempered battle of the SAFF Championship at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Tuesday.
Sunil Chhetri’s sublime volley at the stroke of half-time nearly won it for India but Anwar Ali’s own goal in the second minute of injury time meant Kuwait finished Group-A topper (on goals scored, 8 to 7).
In the first half, the hosts pressed with vigour and won the ball high up the pitch multiple times, only for below-par execution in the final third to let them down.
